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P12.81 - Caput succedaneum


The ICD 10 Code for Caput succedaneum is listed as P12.81.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: P12.81
Description: Caput succedaneum
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
795 - Normal Newborn
Chapter Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
Block Birth trauma (P10-P15)
Parent P12.8 - Other birth injuries to scalp
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 767.19 - Other injuries to scalp (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of P12.81:
P12.89 - Other birth injuries to scalp