Chapter XVI
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
(P00-P96)

Birth trauma
(P10-P15)

P10 Intracranial laceration and haemorrhage due to birth injury

Excl.:
intracranial haemorrhage of fetus or newborn:
P10.0 Subdural haemorrhage due to birth injury
Incl.:
Subdural haematoma (localized) due to birth injury
Excl.:
subdural haemorrhage accompanying tentorial tear ( P10.4)
P10.1 Cerebral haemorrhage due to birth injury
P10.2 Intraventricular haemorrhage due to birth injury
P10.3 Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to birth injury
P10.4 Tentorial tear due to birth injury
P10.8 Other intracranial lacerations and haemorrhages due to birth injury
P10.9 Unspecified intracranial laceration and haemorrhage due to birth injury

P11 Other birth injuries to central nervous system

P11.0 Cerebral oedema due to birth injury
P11.1 Other specified brain damage due to birth injury
P11.2 Unspecified brain damage due to birth injury
P11.3 Birth injury to facial nerve
Incl.:
Facial palsy due to birth injury
P11.4 Birth injury to other cranial nerves
P11.5 Birth injury to spine and spinal cord
Incl.:
Fracture of spine due to birth injury
P11.9 Birth injury to central nervous system, unspecified

P12 Birth injury to scalp

P12.0 Cephalhaematoma due to birth injury
P12.1 Chignon due to birth injury
P12.2 Epicranial subaponeurotic haemorrhage due to birth injury
P12.3 Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
P12.4 Monitoring injury of scalp of newborn
Incl.:
Sampling incision
Scalp clip (electrode) injury
P12.8 Other birth injuries to scalp
P12.9 Birth injury to scalp, unspecified

P13 Birth injury to skeleton

Excl.:
birth injury to spine ( P11.5)
P13.0 Fracture of skull due to birth injury
P13.1 Other birth injuries to skull
Excl.:
cephalhaematoma ( P12.0)
P13.2 Birth injury to femur
P13.3 Birth injury to other long bones
P13.4 Fracture of clavicle due to birth injury
P13.8 Birth injuries to other parts of skeleton
P13.9 Birth injury to skeleton, unspecified

P14 Birth injury to peripheral nervous system

P14.0 Erb paralysis due to birth injury
P14.1 Klumpke paralysis due to birth injury
P14.2 Phrenic nerve paralysis due to birth injury
P14.3 Other brachial plexus birth injuries
P14.8 Birth injuries to other parts of peripheral nervous system
P14.9 Birth injury to peripheral nervous system, unspecified

P15 Other birth injuries

P15.0 Birth injury to liver
Incl.:
Rupture of liver due to birth injury
P15.1 Birth injury to spleen
Incl.:
Rupture of spleen due to birth injury
P15.2 Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury
P15.3 Birth injury to eye
Incl.:
  • Subconjunctival haemorrhage
  • Traumatic glaucoma
  • due to birth injury
P15.4 Birth injury to face
Incl.:
Facial congestion due to birth injury
P15.5 Birth injury to external genitalia
P15.6 Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
P15.8 Other specified birth injuries
P15.9 Birth injury, unspecified