P28.5

Respiratory failure of newborn

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

Exclusions 7 never code together

P28.5code

Excludes2

respiratory arrest of newborn (P28.81)P28.81 P28.81
respiratory distress of newborn (P22.0)P22.0 P22.0

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 3

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 4

Failure, failed
- respiration, respiratory J96.90
  - newborn P28.5
Inadequate, inadequacy
- pulmonary
  - function R06.89
    - newborn P28.5
  - ventilation, newborn P28.5
Insufficiency, insufficient
- respiratory R06.89
  - newborn P28.5
Respiration
- insufficient, or poor R06.89
  - newborn P28.5

Alongside this code 7 same parent — P28

P28.0 Primary atelectasis of newborn 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 P28.8 Other specified respiratory conditions of newborn category P28.9 Respiratory condition of newborn, unspecified

Medications 1

15 Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn 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.

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This code

Billable: yes
Code set: FY2026
Parent: P28
Block: P19-P29
Siblings: 7

Present FY2024–FY2027.

P28.5

Risk adjustment

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