P29.38 Other persistent fetal circulation

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

• Delayed closure of ductus arteriosus

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)

Diagnosis Index entries for P29.38

• Circulation › fetal, persistent
• Delay, delayed › closure, ductus arteriosus (Botalli)
• Persistence, persistent (congenital) › fetal › circulation

Nearby codes

• P29.11 Neonatal tachycardia
• P29.12 Neonatal bradycardia
• P29.2 Neonatal hypertension
• P29.3 Persistent fetal circulation
• P29.30 Pulmonary hypertension of newborn
• P29.38 Other persistent fetal circulation (this code)
• 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
• P29.9 Cardiovascular disorder originating in the perinatal period, unspecified