2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P09Abnormal findings on neonatal screening

ICD-10-CM Codes›P00–P96›P09›P09

ICD-10-CM P09
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

P09 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for abnormal findings on neonatal screening, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as P09.1, P09.2, P09.3, and P09.4. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified and unspecified perinatal conditions.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
P09
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Abnormal findings on neonatal screening
Chapter
P09
Abnormal findings on neonatal screening

Code Classification

ChapterP00–P96Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
SectionP09Abnormal findings on neonatal screening
CategoryP09Abnormal findings on neonatal screening
This CodeP09Abnormal findings on neonatal screening

Specific Coding for Abnormal findings on neonatal screeningOverview

Non-specific codes like P09 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use P09.1 for Abnormal findings on neonatal screening for inborn errors of metabolism

  • Use P09.2 for Abnormal findings on neonatal screening for congenital endocrine disease

  • Use P09.3 for Abnormal findings on neonatal screening for congenital hematologic disorders

  • Use P09.4 for Abnormal findings on neonatal screening for cystic fibrosis

  • Use P09.5 for Abnormal findings on neonatal screening for critical congenital heart disease

  • Use P09.6 for Abnormal findings on neonatal hearing screening

  • Use P09.8 for Other abnormal findings on neonatal screening

  • Use P09.9 for Abnormal findings on neonatal screening, unspecified

Tabular List NotesGuidance

Coding notes and annotation back-references applicable to this code.

Includes

  • Abnormal findings on state mandated newborn screens
  • Failed newborn screening

Type 2 Excludes

  • nonspecific serologic evidence of human immunodeficiency virus HIV R75

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR PNL013
Other specified and unspecified perinatal conditions
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Patient EducationClinical

Newborn Screening

Your newborn infant has screening tests before leaving the hospital. There may be different tests depending on the state where you live. They include:

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Convert P09 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
796.6 Abnorm neonate screening
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2021No changes
FY 2022RevisedCode revised
FY 2023–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About P09Overview

Is P09 (Abnormal findings on neonatal screening) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for abnormal findings on neonatal screening, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for abnormal findings on neonatal screening need a more specific code from this category, such as P09.1, P09.2, and P09.3.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of P09?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, abnormal findings on neonatal screening converts to ICD-9-CM 796.6 (abnorm neonate screening). The mapping is a direct match.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.