Hypothermia of newborn (P80)

The ICD-10 code P80 is used specifically for diagnosing and documenting hypothermia in newborns, a condition where an infant's body temperature drops below normal. This code and its subcategories capture different types of newborn hypothermia, including cold injury syndromes and other causes not linked to low environmental temperatures.

This section covers hypothermia of newborns, including P80.0 for cold injury syndrome, often referred to as newborn thermal injury or neonatal traumatic disorder, which arises from exposure to cold. P80.8 includes other forms such as accidental or induced hypothermia, as well as hypothermia that is not due to an external cold environment, sometimes called newborn environmental hypothermia. Finally, P80.9 represents unspecified hypothermia of the newborn when the exact cause or type is not clearly identified, also known by terms like disturbance of temperature regulation or decreased skin temperature. Understanding these codes helps coders accurately classify cases of newborn hypothermia in medical records and billing.