P12
ICD-10Non-billable categoryBirth injury to scalp
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Birth injury to scalp
P12 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.
More specific codes under P12
- P12.0Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
- P12.1Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury
- P12.2Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury
- P12.3Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
- P12.4Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment
- P12.8Other birth injuries to scalpcategory
- P12.9Birth injury to scalp, unspecified
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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.