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**2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P59.9**
**Neonatal jaundice, unspecified**
🏆 **Expert Validated**
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**✅ Billable/Specific Code**
P59.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
**Effective Date:** October 1, 2024
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P59.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 P59.9 may differ.
**📘 Coding Hierarchy**
**Chapter:** Chapter 16 (P00-P96) - Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
**Block:** P50-P61 - Hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn
**Category:** P59 - Neonatal jaundice
**🧠 Synonyms**
• Newborn jaundice
• Hyperbilirubinemia in newborn
• Neonatal icterus
**🩺 Clinical Information**
Neonatal jaundice is a condition where a newborn has a high level of bilirubin in the blood, causing yellowing of the skin and eyes.
Diagnosis is typically based on physical examination and confirmed with serum bilirubin levels.
Proper documentation should include the type of jaundice, any underlying causes, and treatment provided.
**📊 MS-DRG Groupings (CMS v42.0):**
• 795 - Normal Newborn
**🔗 Related ICD-10 Codes:**
• [P58.0 - Neonatal jaundice due to bruising](/icd10-lookup/neonatal-jaundice-due-to-bruising)
• [P58.4 - Neonatal jaundice due to polycythemia](/icd10-lookup/neonatal-jaundice-due-to-polycythemia)
**💡 Coding Tips:**
• Ensure the documentation specifies the type of jaundice for accurate coding.
• Consider underlying conditions that may affect the coding.
**🚫 Common Errors to Avoid:**
• Avoid using non-specific codes when more specific codes are available.
• Ensure the jaundice is not due to another condition that should be coded separately.
**💰 Reimbursement Considerations:**
• Neonatal jaundice is typically covered under newborn care.
• Prior authorization is generally not required for standard treatment.
**📅 Code History (Expert Validated)**
• 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
• 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
• 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
**📋 Official Code Annotations:**
• Excludes1: Congenital nonhemolytic jaundice (E80.6)
• Excludes2: Jaundice NOS (R17)
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