P15.6 Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 794 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 767.8 Other specified birth trauma (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for P15.6

• Birth › injury NOS › subcutaneous fat necrosis
• Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) › fat, fatty (generalized) › subcutaneous, due to birth injury

Nearby codes

• P15.1 Birth injury to spleen
• P15.2 Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury
• P15.3 Birth injury to eye
• P15.4 Birth injury to face
• P15.5 Birth injury to external genitalia
• P15.6 Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury (this code)
• P15.8 Other specified birth injuries
• P15.9 Birth injury, unspecified