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    ICD-10-CM Code For Other Birth Injuries To Central Nervous System: Group Overview

    The International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) code group P11 includes other birth injuries to the central nervous system such as cerebral edema, intracerebral hemorrhage, and specified traumatic neonatal brain injuries. These ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes are used to document neonatal central nervous system trauma and complications arising from birth, capturing injury type, location, and clinical severity. Accurate coding within the ICD-10-CM P11 group supports proper claim adjudication, complete clinical documentation, and appropriate reimbursement.

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    ICD-10-CM P11: Other Birth Injuries To Central Nervous System Overview

    The ICD-10-CM P11 group captures nonintracranial birth injuries affecting the neonatal central nervous system, such as cerebral edema, intracerebral hemorrhage variants, and other specified traumatic injuries. These diagnoses target the neonatal nervous system and reflect injuries sustained during the birth process. Accurate coding matters because it supports complete clinical documentation and appropriate reimbursement for care related to neonatal neurological injury.

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    When to Use

    Use a code from this group when a neonate presents with a documented central nervous system injury attributed to the birth process, such as intracerebral hemorrhage or cerebral edema recorded in the medical record. Select the code that reflects the specific type and location of injury and any noted complications to ensure accurate clinical and administrative reporting.

    ICD-10-CM Codes

    7 rows

    ICD-10-CM CodeDescription
    P11.0Cerebral edema due to birth injury
    P11.1Other specified brain damage due to birth injury
    P11.2Unspecified brain damage due to birth injury
    P11.3Birth injury to facial nerve
    P11.4Birth injury to other cranial nerves
    P11.5Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
    P11.9Birth injury to central nervous system, unspecified

    DRG Codes

    3 rows

    DRG CodeDescription
    791Prematurity with Major Problems
    793Full Term Neonate with Major Problems
    794Neonate with Other Significant Problems

    Typical Clinical Scenarios

    • A term newborn with difficulty breathing and decreased tone immediately after a prolonged, instrumental vaginal delivery is admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit for respiratory support and neurologic monitoring. Head ultrasound shows diffuse intracranial edema without focal hemorrhage attributed to birth-related hypoxic-ischemic and mechanical trauma to the central nervous system, prompting assignment of an other birth injury to the CNS code. Typical codes: P11.0, P11.9
    • An infant presents at 2 weeks of age with seizures and evolving neurologic signs following a traumatic delivery complicated by shoulder dystocia; neuroimaging reveals a small subcortical hemorrhagic lesion thought to be a birth-related CNS injury requiring anticonvulsant therapy and outpatient neurology follow-up. Because the neurologic abnormality is directly linked to the birth trauma, a diagnosis from this group is used to capture the birth injury as the underlying cause of the current neurologic condition. Typical codes: P11.1, P11.3
    • A newborn in the well-baby nursery is incidentally noted to have asymmetric Moro reflex and diminished movement of one arm after an assisted delivery; further evaluation suggests localized central nervous system injury contributing to the focal neurologic deficit, and the infant is scheduled for early therapy and monitoring for long-term sequelae. The code chosen reflects other birth injury to the CNS as the etiology of the motor deficit and will be used for the perinatal problem list and follow-up care planning. Typical codes: P11.4, P11.5}

    Related Codes

    P10-INTRACRANIAL-LACERATION-AND-HEMORRHAGE

    ICD-10-CM Code For Intracranial Laceration And Hemorrhage Due To Birth Injury: Group Overview

    P12-BIRTH-INJURY-TO-SCALP

    ICD-10-CM Code For Birth Injury To Scalp: Group Overview

    P13-BIRTH-INJURY-TO-SKELETON

    ICD-10-CM Code For Birth Injury To Skeleton: Group Overview

    P15-OTHER-BIRTH-INJURIES

    ICD-10-CM Code For Other Birth Injuries: Group Overview

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    References

    1. 1.CPT® Codes and Descriptions. AAPC. Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.Maintains the CPT code set's official descriptions and guidelines, licensed from the American Medical Association, used as the definitional source for CPT codes on this page.
    2. 2.HCPCS Quarterly Update. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's quarterly release of HCPCS Level II codes and short/long descriptors, the source for HCPCS code definitions and update history.
    3. 3.ICD-10-CM Full Code List. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Retrieved Aug 11, 2026.CMS's complete ICD-10-CM diagnosis code list, used to cross-reference diagnosis codes associated with this procedure or service.
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