P54.5 Neonatal cutaneous hemorrhage

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Neonatal bruising
• Neonatal ecchymoses
• Neonatal petechiae
• Neonatal superficial hematomata

Excludes2 (not included here)

• bruising of scalp due to birth injury (P12.3)
• cephalhematoma due to birth injury (P12.0)

Applies from P54 Other neonatal hemorrhages

Excludes1 (never code together)

• newborn affected by (intrauterine) blood loss (P50.-)
• pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal period (P26.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 795 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 772.6 Cutaneous hemorrhage of fetus or newborn

Code annotations containing back-references to P54.5

Back-references to P54.5

• Type 1 Excludes: R23.3 Spontaneous ecchymoses ("ecchymoses of newborn (P54.5)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P54.5

• Bruise (skin surface intact) › newborn
• Contusion (skin surface intact) › newborn
• Ecchymosis › newborn
• Hematoma (traumatic) (skin surface intact) › superficial, newborn
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › cutaneous › newborn
• Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) › skin › newborn
• Morbus › maculosus neonatorum
• Petechia, petechiae › newborn
• Purpura › neonatorum
• Purpura › newborn

Nearby codes

• P54.0 Neonatal hematemesis
• P54.1 Neonatal melena
• P54.2 Neonatal rectal hemorrhage
• P54.3 Other neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage
• P54.4 Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage
• P54.5 Neonatal cutaneous hemorrhage (this code)
• P54.6 Neonatal vaginal hemorrhage
• P54.8 Other specified neonatal hemorrhages
• P54.9 Neonatal hemorrhage, unspecified