P12: Birth injury to scalp

Codes under P12 (Birth injury to scalp). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
P12.0	Cephalhematoma due to birth injury	✓
P12.1	Chignon (from vacuum extraction) due to birth injury	✓
P12.2	Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury	✓
P12.3	Bruising of scalp due to birth injury	✓
P12.4	Injury of scalp of newborn due to monitoring equipment	✓
P12.8	Other birth injuries to scalp	—
P12.9	Birth injury to scalp, unspecified	✓
P12.81	Caput succedaneum	✓
P12.89	Other birth injuries to scalp	✓

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