P52.6 Cerebellar (nontraumatic) and posterior fossa hemorrhage of newborn

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

Applies from P52 Intracranial nontraumatic hemorrhage of newborn

Includes

• intracranial hemorrhage due to anoxia or hypoxia

Excludes1 (never code together)

• intracranial hemorrhage due to birth injury (P10.-)
• intracranial hemorrhage due to other injury (S06.-)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 248 — Intracranial Hemorrhage

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 767.0 Subdural and cerebral hemorrhage (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to P52.6

Back-references to P52

• Type 1 Excludes: P10 Intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injury ("intracranial hemorrhage of newborn due to anoxia or hypoxia (P52.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: P10 Intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injury ("nontraumatic intracranial hemorrhage of newborn (P52.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: P84 Other problems with newborn ("intracranial hemorrhage due to anoxia or hypoxia (P52.-)")
• Code First: P91.811 Neonatal encephalopathy in diseases classified elsewhere ("intracranial nontraumatic hemorrhage of newborn (P52.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: P91.82 Neonatal cerebral infarction ("intracranial hemorrhage of newborn (P52.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P52.6

• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › cerebellar, cerebellum (nontraumatic) › newborn
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › posterior fossa (nontraumatic) › newborn
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › affected by › hemorrhage (antepartum) › cerebellar (nontraumatic)
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › affected by › hemorrhage (antepartum) › posterior fossa (nontraumatic)

Nearby codes

• P52.21 Intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage, grade 3, of newborn
• P52.22 Intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage, grade 4, of newborn
• P52.3 Unspecified intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn
• P52.4 Intracerebral (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn
• P52.5 Subarachnoid (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn
• P52.6 Cerebellar (nontraumatic) and posterior fossa hemorrhage of newborn (this code)
• P52.8 Other intracranial (nontraumatic) hemorrhages of newborn
• P52.9 Intracranial (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn, unspecified