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P03.5

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Newborn affected by precipitate delivery

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A newborn baby experienced complications from a precipitate delivery, which is an unusually fast labor and delivery that occurs very quickly.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the duration of labor and any resulting injuries from rapid delivery
  • •Precipitate delivery may result in birth trauma; review for associated injury codes

Code Hierarchy

└P03Newborn affected by other complications of labor and delivery└P03.5Newborn affected by precipitate delivery
└P03.5Newborn affected by precipitate delivery

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