2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P12.4Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment

ICD-10-CM Codes›P00–P96›P10-P15›P12

ICD-10-CM P12.4
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

P12.4 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). Coders also document this condition as birth injury to scalp. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Birth trauma.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
P12.4
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
Short Description
Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
P12
Birth injury to scalp

Code Classification

ChapterP00–P96Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
SectionP10-P15Birth trauma
CategoryP12Birth injury to scalp
This CodeP12.4Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Birth injury to scalp
  • Electrode injury to scalp during birth
  • Fetal monitoring scalp injury
  • Sampling injury to scalp during birth

Tabular List NotesGuidance

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

Inclusion Terms

  • Sampling incision of scalp of newborn
  • Scalp clip (electrode) injury of newborn

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance

References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.

    • Injury
      • scalp
        • newborn (birth injury)
          • due to monitoring (electrode) (sampling incision)

Clinical ClassificationClinical

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

CCSR PNL008
Birth trauma
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient Yes · outpatient Yes

Patient EducationClinical

Childbirth Problems

Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include:

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Convert P12.4 to ICD-9-CMHistory

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

ICD-9-CM
767.19 Injuries to scalp NEC
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

Code HistoryHistory

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

Questions About P12.4Overview

Is P12.4 (Birth injury to scalp) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of P12.4?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment converts to ICD-9-CM 767.19 (injuries to scalp NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.

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.