Kodex

Code

P81.9

Disturbance of temperature regulation of newborn, unspecified

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Hierarchy

P00-P96 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
- P80-P83 Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of newborn (P80-P83)
  - P81 Other disturbances of temperature regulation of newborn
    - P81.0 Environmental hyperthermia of newborn
    - P81.8 Other specified disturbances of temperature regulation of newborn
    - P81.9 Disturbance of temperature regulation of newborn, unspecified

Notes

Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records

Inclusion Terms

P81.9

Fever of newborn NOS

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

Excludes 2

Q00-Q99 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
S00-T88 Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
C00-D49 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
A33 Tetanus neonatorum