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P39.4 - Neonatal skin infection


The ICD 10 Code for Neonatal skin infection is listed as P39.4.
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: P39.4
Description: Neonatal skin infection
  • Neonatal pyoderma
  • Excludes1: pemphigus neonatorum (L00)
  • staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
Block Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)
Parent P39 - Other infections specific to the perinatal period
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 771.89 - Other infections specific to the perinatal period (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of P39.4:
P39.0 - Neonatal infective mastitis
P39.1 - Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis
P39.2 - Intra-amniotic infection affecting newborn, not elsewhere classified
P39.3 - Neonatal urinary tract infection
P39.8 - Other specified infections specific to the perinatal period
P39.9 - Infection specific to the perinatal period, unspecified