P04

ICD-10Non-billable category

NB aff by noxious substnc transmitd via plcnta or brst milk

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Newborn affected by noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milk

P04 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.

Includes

  • nonteratogenic effects of substances transmitted via placenta

Excludes2

Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.

  • congenital malformations (Q00-Q99)
  • encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)
  • neonatal jaundice from excessive hemolysis due to drugs or toxins transmitted from mother (P58.4)
  • newborn in contact with and (suspected) exposures hazardous to health not transmitted via placenta or breast milk (Z77.-)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition before this code.

  • any current condition in newborn, if applicable

More specific codes under P04

Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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