P83.0 Sclerema neonatorum

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

Applies from P83 Other conditions of integument specific to newborn

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital malformations of skin and integument (Q80-Q84)
• hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic disease (P56.-)
• neonatal skin infection (P39.4)
• staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• cradle cap (L21.0)
• diaper [napkin] dermatitis (L22)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 794 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 778.1 Sclerema neonatorum

Diagnosis Index entries for P83.0

• Disease, diseased › Underwood's (sclerema neonatorum)
• Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) › fat, fatty (generalized) › skin (subcutaneous), newborn
• Scleredema › newborn
• Sclerema (adiposum) (edematosum) (neonatorum) (newborn)
• Underwood's disease

Nearby codes

• P83 Other conditions of integument specific to newborn
• P83.0 Sclerema neonatorum (this code)
• P83.1 Neonatal erythema toxicum
• P83.2 Hydrops fetalis not due to hemolytic disease
• P83.3 Other and unspecified edema specific to newborn
• P83.30 Unspecified edema specific to newborn
• P83.39 Other edema specific to newborn