P02.70

Newborn affected by fetal inflammatory response syndrome

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 6 never code together

P02code

Excludes2

encounter for observation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out (Z05.-)Z05.-

P00-P96chapter

Excludes2

congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
tetanus neonatorum (A33)A33

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 5

P02code

Code first

any current condition in newborn

P02.70code

Inclusion terms

Newborn affected by FIRS

P00-P04block

Notes

These codes are for use when the listed maternal conditions are specified as the cause of confirmed morbidity or potential morbidity which have their origin in the perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth).

P00-P96chapter

Notes

Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records

Includes

conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later

Index entries leading here 1

Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) Z38.2
- affected by
  - fetal (intrauterine)
    - inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) P02.70
  - FIRS (fetal inflammatory response syndrome) P02.70

Alongside this code 1 same parent — P02.7

P02.78 Newborn affected by other conditions from chorioamnionitis

Medications 2

15 Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn drugs 3 Persistent Fetal Circulation Syndrome drugs

MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.

Additional references

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Risk adjustment

CMS22HCC2 CMS28HCC2 ESRD21HCC2 ESRD24HCC2

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: P02.7
Block: P00-P04
Siblings: 1

Present FY2024–FY2027.