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P59.20

Billable

Neonatal jaundice from unspecified hepatocellular damage

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

What This Code Means

Yellowing of a newborn's skin and eyes caused by liver cell damage or dysfunction when the specific type of damage is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code when hepatocellular damage is documented but the specific cause is unclear or unspecified
  • •Query for more specific information if available (infection, metabolic disorder, etc.)

Code Hierarchy

└P59Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes└P59.2Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified hepatocellular damage└P59.20Neonatal jaundice from unspecified hepatocellular damage
└P59.20Neonatal jaundice from unspecified hepatocellular damage

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