P12.2 Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applicable to

• Subgaleal hemorrhage

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 399 — Major Head Injury without Loss of Consciousness

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 791 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 767.11 Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage (massive)

Diagnosis Index entries for P12.2

• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › epicranial subaponeurotic (massive), birth injury
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › subgaleal

Nearby codes

• P12 Birth injury to scalp
• P12.0 Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
• P12.1 Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury
• P12.2 Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury (this code)
• P12.3 Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
• P12.4 Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
• P12.8 Other birth injuries to scalp
• P12.81 Caput succedaneum
• P12.89 Other birth injuries to scalp