2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P84Other problems with newborn
ICD-10-CM Codes›P00–P96›P84›P84
- Billable — Valid for Submission
- Not Chronic
P84 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other problems with newborn. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 794. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Neonatal acidemia and hypoxia.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Acidemia
- Acidosis
- Acute anoxic encephalopathy
- Acute symptomatic epileptic seizure due to hypoxia
- Anoxia of brain
- Anoxia, in liveborn infant
- Anoxic brain damage complication
- Anoxic encephalopathy
- Anoxic encephalopathy due to asphyxiation
- Anoxic encephalopathy due to cardiac arrest
- Anoxic encephalopathy due to respiratory arrest
- Anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
- Arterial oxygen concentration below reference range
- Asphyxia in liveborn infant
- Asphyxiation
- Birth asphyxia
- Birth asphyxia with Apgar score 5 minute Apgar score 4-6
- Birth asphyxia with metabolic acidemia of cord blood
- Birth examination abnormal - for observation
- Birth examination abnormal - on treatment
- Birth examination abnormal - referred
- Blood gases outside reference range
- Blood oxygen concentration below reference range
- Blood oxygen level outside reference range
- Brain disorder resulting from a period of impaired oxygen delivery to the brain
- Cerebral anoxia complication
- Chest movement appearance finding
- Chest movement unequal
- Chorea due to cerebral anoxia
- Chorea due to inherited organic acidemia
- Chorea due to metabolic disorder
- Chronic partial asphyxia of newborn
- Compensated acidosis
- Compensated metabolic acidosis
- Compensated respiratory acidosis
- Delayed post-hypoxic leukoencephalopathy
- Desaturation of blood
- D-lactic acidosis
- Dystonia due to cerebral anoxia
- Failure of transfer of passive immunity in newborn
- Fatal infantile lactic acidosis with methylmalonic aciduria
- Fetal acidosis
- Fetal anemia
- Fetal distress, in liveborn infant
- Fetal intrauterine distress first noted during labor AND/OR delivery in liveborn infant
- Fetal intrauterine distress noted before labor in liveborn infant
- Fetal metabolic disorder
- Finding of arterial oxygen concentration
- Hydrops fetalis
- Hydrops, lactic acidosis, sideroblastic anemia, multisystemic failure syndrome
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with hypotonia and lactic acidosis syndrome
- Hypertrophic mitochondrial cardiomyopathy
- Hypoxemia
- Hypoxemia during surgery
- Hypoxia
- Hypoxia of brain
- Hypoxia with feeding in newborn
- Hypoxia, in liveborn infant
- Hypoxic-ischemic coma
- Impaired gas exchange
- Impaired spontaneous ventilation
- Ineffective airway clearance
- Ineffective breathing pattern
- Infant behavior alteration
- Inhalation of liquid in lower respiratory tract
- Left side of chest moves less than right
- Liveborn with labor fetal distress
- Liveborn with labor hypoxia
- Liveborn with prelabor fetal distress
- Liveborn with prelabor hypoxia
- Metabolic acidosis
- Metabolic acidosis and metabolic alkalosis
- Metabolic acidosis, IAG, accumulation of organic acids
- Metabolic acidosis, IAG, reduced excretion of inorganic acids
- Metabolic acidosis, increased anion gap
- Metabolic acidosis, NAG, acidifying salts
- Metabolic acidosis, NAG, bicarbonate losses
- Metabolic acidosis, NAG, failure of bicarbonate regeneration
- Metabolic acidosis, normal anion gap
- Mild birth asphyxia
- Mild birth asphyxia, Apgar 4-7
- Mild to moderate birth asphyxia
- Mild to moderate birth asphyxia - Apgar score 4-7 at 1 minute
- Mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome encephalomyopathic form
- Mixed acid-base balance disorder
- Mixed acid-base balance disorders - not compensated primary disorder
- Moderate birth asphyxia
- Neonatal acidosis
- Neonatal behavior alteration
- Neonatal compression of brain
- Neonatal disorder
- Neonatal hypoxemia
- Neonatal jitteriness
- Neonatal metabolic acidemia
- Neonatal respiratory acidosis
- Neonatal respiratory alkalosis
- Obstructive ventilatory defect
- Oxygen supply absent
- Perinatal anoxic-ischemic brain injury
- Perinatal asphyxia
- Perinatal hypoxia
- Post-anoxic myoclonus
- Post-asphyxial encephalopathy
- Respiratory acidosis
- Respiratory alkalosis
- Respiratory alkalosis and metabolic acidosis
- Respiratory alteration
- Right side of chest moves less than left
- Severe birth asphyxia
- Severe birth asphyxia - Apgar score less than 4 at 1 minute
- Severe birth asphyxia, Apgar 0-3
- Severe neonatal lactic acidosis due to NFS1-ISD11 complex deficiency
- Suffocating
- Symmetry of chest movement - finding
- Unable to breathe
- Ventilatory defect
Instructional NotesGuidance
Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to P84: its own notes plus those printed at Chapter 16. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.
Includes
Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.
- conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
Applicable To
Conditions this code is used for: synonyms of the title or, for "other specified" codes, the conditions assigned to it. The list is not exhaustive.
- Acidemia of newborn
- Acidosis of newborn
- Anoxia of newborn NOS
- Asphyxia of newborn NOS
- Hypercapnia of newborn
- Hypoxemia of newborn
- Hypoxia of newborn NOS
- Mixed metabolic and respiratory acidosis of newborn
Excludes1
Not coded here: the excluded code is never reported together with this one, unless the two conditions are unrelated.
Excludes2
Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.
Notes
General instructions on how these codes are used.
- Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.
Referenced in Other NotesGuidance
Instructional notes printed at other codes that name P84, its category, or a range that includes it.
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
newborn P84
intrauterine P84
newborn P84
newborn P84
Hypoxia See Also: Anoxia; R09.02
intrauterine P84
newborn P84
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Common Infant and Newborn Problems
It is hard when your baby is sick. Common health problems in babies include colds, coughs, fevers, and vomiting. Babies also commonly have skin problems, like diaper rash or cradle cap.
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Convert P84 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About P84Overview
What is the ICD-10 code for other problems with newborn?
The ICD-10-CM code for other problems with newborn is P84. It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Is P84 (Other problems with newborn) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report other problems with newborn on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
What MS-DRG does P84 group to?
When other problems with newborn is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 794 (neonate with Other Significant Problems), which carries a relative weight of 1.4934. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Can P84 be reported with a code from P52?
Not as a rule. The Excludes1 note on P84 lists "intracranial hemorrhage due to anoxia or hypoxia (P52.-)". An Excludes1 note means the excluded code is never reported together with this one; the only exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other (Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of P84?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, other problems with newborn converts to ICD-9-CM 768.9 (birth asphyxia NOS), 770.88 (NB hypoxia), and 775.81 (NB acidosis NEC). The mapping is approximate, so confirm the match fits the documentation.
