Stillbirth (P95)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)

    • Other disorders originating in the perinatal period (P90-P96)

      • Stillbirth (P95)

        • P95 - Stillbirth BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Stillbirth (P95)

Stillbirth - The event that a FETUS is born dead or stillborn.

Fetal Death - Death of the developing young in utero. BIRTH of a dead FETUS is STILLBIRTH.

Fetus - The unborn young of a viviparous mammal, in the postembryonic period, after the major structures have been outlined. In humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after CONCEPTION until BIRTH, as distinguished from the earlier EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN.

Instructional Notations

Inclusion Terms Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.

• Deadborn fetus NOS
• Fetal death of unspecified cause
• Stillbirth NOS

Type 1 Excludes Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

• maternal care for intrauterine death O36.4
• missed abortion O02.1
• outcome of delivery, stillbirth Z37.1 Z37.3 Z37.4 Z37.7