P93.0

Grey baby syndrome

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

Exclusions 9 never code together

P93code

Excludes1

jaundice due to drugs or toxins transmitted from mother or given to newborn (P58.4-)P58.4-
reactions and intoxications from maternal opiates, tranquilizers and other medication (P04.0-P04.1, P04.4-)P04.0-P04.1 P04.4-
withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction (P96.1)P96.1
withdrawal symptoms from therapeutic use of drugs in newborn (P96.2)P96.2

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

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 4

P93code

Includes

reactions and intoxications due to drugs administered to fetus affecting newborn

Inclusion terms

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

Intoxication
- drug
  - newborn P93.8
    - gray baby syndrome P93.0
Reaction — see also Disorder
- drug NEC T88.7
  - newborn P93.8
    - gray baby syndrome P93.0
Syndrome — see also Disease
- gray or grey (newborn) P93.0
Gray syndrome (newborn) P93.0
Grey syndrome (newborn) P93.0

Alongside this code 1 same parent — P93

Additional references

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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.

Present FY2024–FY2027.