2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P13Birth injury to skeleton

ICD-10-CM Codes›P00–P96›P10-P15›P13

ICD-10-CM P13
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

P13 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code for birth injury to skeleton, so it cannot be submitted on claims. Use a more specific code from this category instead, such as P13.0, P13.1, P13.2, and P13.3.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
P13
Billable Status
No — Non-Billable Category
Code Describes
Birth injury to skeleton
Chapter
P10-P15
Birth trauma

Code Classification

ChapterP00–P96Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
SectionP10-P15Birth trauma
CategoryP13Birth injury to skeleton
This CodeP13Birth injury to skeleton

Specific Coding for Birth injury to skeletonOverview

Non-specific codes like P13 require more characters. Use one of these billable codes instead:

  • Use P13.0 for Fracture of skull due to birth injury

  • Use P13.1 for Other birth injuries to skull

  • Use P13.2 for Birth injury to femur

  • Use P13.3 for Birth injury to other long bones

  • Use P13.4 for Fracture of clavicle due to birth injury

  • Use P13.8 for Birth injuries to other parts of skeleton

  • Use P13.9 for Birth injury to skeleton, unspecified

Tabular List NotesGuidance

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

Type 2 Excludes

  • birth injury to spine P11.5

Patient EducationClinical

Bone Diseases

Your bones help you move, give you shape and support your body. They are living tissues that rebuild constantly throughout your life. During childhood and your teens, your body adds new bone faster than it removes old bone. After about age 20, you can lose bone faster than you make bone.

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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 P13Overview

Is P13 (Birth injury to skeleton) a billable code?

No. This is a category header that groups the codes for birth injury to skeleton, and headers cannot be submitted on claims. Claims for birth injury to skeleton need a more specific code from this category, such as P13.0, P13.1, and P13.2.