P96.3 Wide cranial sutures of newborn

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Neonatal craniotabes

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 779.89 Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for P96.3

• Craniotabes (cause unknown) › neonatal
• Wide cranial sutures, newborn

Nearby codes

• P96 Other conditions originating in the perinatal period
• P96.0 Congenital renal failure
• P96.1 Neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction
• P96.2 Withdrawal symptoms from therapeutic use of drugs in newborn
• P96.3 Wide cranial sutures of newborn (this code)
• P96.5 Complication to newborn due to (fetal) intrauterine procedure
• P96.8 Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period
• P96.81 Exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period
• P96.82 Delayed separation of umbilical cord
• P96.83 Meconium staining