P29.30 Pulmonary hypertension of newborn

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Major Complication or Comorbidity (MCC) as a secondary diagnosis. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn

Applies from P29 Cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal period

Excludes2 (not included here)

• congenital malformations of the circulatory system (Q20-Q28)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 747.83 Persistent fetal circulation (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to P29.30

Back-references to P29.30

• Type 1 Excludes: I27.0 Primary pulmonary hypertension ("persistent pulmonary hypertension of newborn (P29.30)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P29.30

• Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic) › newborn › pulmonary (persistent)
• Hypertension, hypertensive (accelerated) (benign) (essential) (idiopathic) (malignant) (systemic) › pulmonary › of newborn (persistent)

Nearby codes

• P29.1 Neonatal cardiac dysrhythmia
• P29.11 Neonatal tachycardia
• P29.12 Neonatal bradycardia
• P29.2 Neonatal hypertension
• P29.3 Persistent fetal circulation
• P29.30 Pulmonary hypertension of newborn (this code)
• P29.38 Other persistent fetal circulation
• P29.4 Transient myocardial ischemia in newborn
• P29.8 Other cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal period
• P29.81 Cardiac arrest of newborn
• P29.89 Other cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal period