2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P15.9Birth injury, unspecified

ICD-10-CM Codes›P00–P96›P10-P15›P15

ICD-10-CM P15.9
CMSSource: CMS FY 2026 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026

P15.9 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for birth injury, unspecified. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026). Coders also document this condition as apnea of newborn due to neurological injury. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Birth trauma.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
P15.9
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Birth injury, unspecified
Short Description
Birth injury, unspecified
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
P15
Other birth injuries

Code Classification

ChapterP00–P96Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
SectionP10-P15Birth trauma
CategoryP15Other birth injuries
This CodeP15.9Birth injury, unspecified

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Apnea of newborn due to neurological injury
  • Fetal birth trauma
  • Neonatal traumatic disorder
  • Perinatal trauma
  • Post-birth injury hypopituitarism

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.

    • Birth
      • compression during NOS
    • Birth
      • injury NOS
    • Compression
      • during birth (newborn)
    • Injury
      • birth
    • Injury
      • delivery (newborn)
    • Injury
      • forceps NOS

Clinical ClassificationClinical

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

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

Clinical InformationClinical

  • Birth Injuries

    mechanical or anoxic trauma incurred by the infant during labor or delivery.

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 P15.9 to ICD-9-CMHistory

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

ICD-9-CM
767.9 Birth trauma NOS
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 2017–2025No changes
FY 2026CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

Questions About P15.9Overview

Is P15.9 (Other birth injuries) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report birth injury, unspecified on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.

What is the ICD-9 equivalent of P15.9?

Under the General Equivalence Mappings, birth injury, unspecified converts to ICD-9-CM 767.9 (birth trauma NOS). 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.