P52.3

Billable

Unspecified intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn

HCC Category Mapping

V28HCC 248 — Cerebral Hemorrhage

0.289

What This Code Means

Bleeding inside the brain ventricles in a newborn when the specific severity grade is not documented or specified.

Coding Tips

•Use this code only when the grade of intraventricular hemorrhage is not specified in the documentation
•If grade information becomes available, assign the more specific grade code (P52.0-P52.22) instead

Clinical Significance

Unspecified intraventricular hemorrhage indicates bleeding in the brain's ventricular system when the specific severity grade cannot be determined from available imaging or documentation. Even without grade specification, IVH in newborns requires neurological monitoring and may be associated with neurodevelopmental complications, particularly in premature infants.

Documentation Requirements

✓Imaging evidence of intraventricular hemorrhage
✓Documentation that specific grade cannot be determined
✓Gestational age and birth weight
✓Clinical signs of neurological involvement
✓Serial neurological assessments
✓Associated prematurity complications
✓Follow-up imaging plans
✓Neurodevelopmental monitoring

Commonly Confused Codes

P52.0 — Grade 1 IVH when grade can be determined P52.1 — Grade 2 IVH when grade is known P52.4 — Intracerebral hemorrhage, different location P52.9 — Unspecified intracranial hemorrhage, broader category

Code Hierarchy

└P52Intracranial nontraumatic hemorrhage of newborn └P52.3Unspecified intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn

└P52.3Unspecified intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage of newborn