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P94.8

Billable

Other disorders of muscle tone of newborn

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

What This Code Means

A newborn has a disorder affecting muscle tone that doesn't fit into the other specified categories, such as fluctuating tone or mixed presentations.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code when muscle tone abnormality is documented but doesn't meet criteria for hypertonia or hypotonia
  • •Provide detailed documentation of the specific muscle tone characteristics observed

Code Hierarchy

└P94Disorders of muscle tone of newborn└P94.8Other disorders of muscle tone of newborn
└P94.8Other disorders of muscle tone of newborn

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