P38.9 Omphalitis without hemorrhage

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

Applicable to

• Omphalitis of newborn NOS

Applies from P38 Omphalitis of newborn

Excludes1 (never code together)

• omphalitis not of newborn (L08.82)
• tetanus omphalitis (A33)
• umbilical hemorrhage of newborn (P51.-)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 771.4 Omphalitis of the newborn (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to P38.9

Back-references to P38

• Type 1 Excludes: L02.2 Cutaneous abscess, furuncle and carbuncle of trunk ("omphalitis of newborn (P38.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: L03.31 Cellulitis of trunk ("omphalitis of newborn (P38.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: L08.82 Omphalitis not of newborn ("omphalitis of newborn (P38.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: P00.2 Newborn affected by maternal infectious and parasitic diseases ("infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P38.9

• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › navel › newborn
• Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) › navel › newborn › without hemorrhage
• Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) › navel › newborn
• Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) › navel › newborn › without hemorrhage
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › omphalitis
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › omphalitis › without hemorrhage
• Omphalitis (congenital) (newborn)
• Omphalitis (congenital) (newborn) › without hemorrhage

Nearby codes

• P38 Omphalitis of newborn
• P38.1 Omphalitis with mild hemorrhage
• P38.9 Omphalitis without hemorrhage (this code)