Other birth injuries to central nervous system (P11)

ICD-10 code section P11 covers various birth injuries to the central nervous system, identifying specific types of brain, nerve, and spinal cord damage caused during birth. These codes are essential for documenting and categorizing neonatal injuries such as cerebral edema, brain damage, and nerve trauma.

This group includes detailed codes like P11.0 for cerebral edema due to birth injury, often referred to as traumatic cerebral edema, and P11.1, which captures other specified brain damage associated with birth trauma, including hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy and cerebellar contusions. P11.2 is used when the brain damage from birth injury is unspecified but presents symptoms such as spastic paralysis or chorea. Injuries to specific nerves are also included: P11.3 addresses facial nerve injuries (commonly known as Bell’s palsy), and P11.4 includes other cranial nerve injuries caused by birth trauma. Spine and spinal cord injuries due to birth trauma fall under P11.5, covering various conditions like dislocations, fractures, and spinal cord lacerations. Lastly, P11.9 is for unspecified central nervous system birth injuries when details are not clear. Understanding the ICD-10 code for birth injuries to the central nervous system helps in precisely coding neonatal neurological trauma for clinical and billing purposes.