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P83.39

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Other edema specific to newborn

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

What This Code Means

Swelling or fluid accumulation in a newborn's tissues that is specific to the newborn period and does not fit into other defined categories.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for documented neonatal edema that is not sclerema, erythema toxicum, hydrops, or breast engorgement
  • •Include specific documentation of the type and location of edema in the medical record

Code Hierarchy

└P83Other conditions of integument specific to newborn└P83.3Other and unspecified edema specific to newborn└P83.39Other edema specific to newborn
└P83.39Other edema specific to newborn

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