P28.0
Primary atelectasis of newborn
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 5 never code together
P00-P96chapter
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 6
P28.0code
Inclusion terms
- Primary failure to expand terminal respiratory units
- Pulmonary hypoplasia associated with short gestation
- Pulmonary immaturity NOS
P28code
Code also
- , if applicable, congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34)Q30-Q34
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 10
- Apneumatosis, newborn P28.0
- Hypoplasia, hypoplastic
- Inadequate, inadequacy
- Atelectasis (massive) (partial) (pressure) (pulmonary) J98.11
- Failure, failed
- expansion terminal respiratory units (newborn) (primary) P28.0
- Fetus, fetal — see also condition
- lung tissue P28.0
- Immaturity (less than 37 completed weeks) — see also Preterm, newborn
- Premature — see also condition
- lungs P28.0
- Nonexpansion, lung (newborn) P28.0
- Nonpneumatization, lung NEC P28.0
Alongside this code 7 same parent — P28
P28.1 Other and unspecified atelectasis of newborn category P28.2 Cyanotic attacks of newborn P28.3 Primary sleep apnea of newborn category P28.4 Other apnea of newborn category P28.5 Respiratory failure of newborn P28.8 Other specified respiratory conditions of newborn category P28.9 Respiratory condition of newborn, unspecified
Additional references
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