P39.1
Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 16 never code together
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Excludes2
- asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] infection status (Z21)Z21
- congenital gonococcal infection (A54.-)A54.-
- congenital pneumonia (P23.-)P23.-
- congenital syphilis (A50.-)A50.-
- human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)B20
- infant botulism (A48.51)A48.51
- infectious diseases not specific to the perinatal period (A00-B99, J09, J10.-)A00-B99J09J10.-
- intestinal infectious disease (A00-A09)A00-A09
- laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] (R75)R75
- tetanus neonatorum (A33)A33
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Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 6
P39code
Use additional code
- code to identify organism or specific infection
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Inclusion terms
- Neonatal chlamydial conjunctivitis
- Ophthalmia neonatorum NOS
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Inclusion terms
- Infections acquired in utero, during birth via the umbilicus, or during the first 28 days after birth
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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 5
Alongside this code 6 same parent — P39
Medications 1
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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