- P54.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM P54.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P54.5 – other international versions of ICD-10 P54.5 may differ.
ICD-10-CM P54.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 795 Normal newborn
Applicable To
- Neonatal bruising
- Neonatal ecchymoses
- Neonatal petechiae
- Neonatal superficial hematomata
Type 2 Excludes
- bruising of scalp due to birth injury (P12.3)
- cephalhematoma due to birth injury (P12.0)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to P54.5:
- newborn > Bruise (skin surface intact)
- newborn > Contusion (skin surface intact) T14.8
- newborn > Ecchymosis R58
- superficial, newborn > Hematoma (traumatic) (skin surface intact)
- newborn > cutaneous R23.3
- newborn > skin R23.3
- maculosus neonatorum > Morbus
- newborn > Petechia, petechiae R23.3
- neonatorum > Purpura D69.2
- newborn > Purpura D69.2