P27.8 Other chronic respiratory diseases originating in the perinatal period

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

Applicable to

• Congenital pulmonary fibrosis
• Ventilator lung in newborn

Applies from P27 Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period

Excludes2 (not included here)

• respiratory distress of newborn (P22.0-P22.9)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 213 — Cardio-Respiratory Failure and Shock

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 196-198 in MDC 04.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 770.7 Chronic respiratory disease arising in the perinatal period (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to P27.8

Back-references to P27.8

• Type 1 Excludes: J95.851 Ventilator associated pneumonia ("ventilator lung in newborn (P27.8)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P27.8

• Disease, diseased › respiratory (tract) › chronic NOS › newborn › specified NEC
• Fibrosis, fibrotic › lung (atrophic) (chronic) (confluent) (massive) (perialveolar) (peribronchial) › congenital
• Fibrosis, fibrotic › pulmonary › congenital
• Ventilator lung, newborn

Nearby codes

• P27 Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period
• P27.0 Wilson-Mikity syndrome
• P27.1 Bronchopulmonary dysplasia originating in the perinatal period
• P27.8 Other chronic respiratory diseases originating in the perinatal period (this code)
• P27.9 Unspecified chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period