ICD-Code P12: Birth injury to scalp
- P12.0 Cephalhaematoma due to birth injury
- P12.1 Chignon due to birth injury
- P12.2 Epicranial subaponeurotic haemorrhage due to birth injury
- P12.3 Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
- P12.4 Monitoring injury of scalp of newborn
- P12.8 Other birth injuries to scalp
- P12.9 Birth injury to scalp, unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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