P23
Congenital pneumonia
Choose the additional character
P23 needs more characters to be billable. Pick the specific code below.
- P23.0Congenital pneumonia due to viral agentBillable
- P23.1Congenital pneumonia due to ChlamydiaBillable
- P23.2Congenital pneumonia due to staphylococcusBillable
- P23.3Congenital pneumonia due to streptococcus, group BBillable
- P23.4Congenital pneumonia due to Escherichia coliBillable
- P23.5Congenital pneumonia due to PseudomonasBillable
- P23.6Congenital pneumonia due to other bacterial agentsBillable
- P23.8Congenital pneumonia due to other organismsBillable
- P23.9Congenital pneumonia, unspecifiedBillable
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
infective pneumonia acquired in utero or during birth
neonatal pneumonia resulting from aspiration (P24.-)
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
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) neoplasms (C00-D49) tetanus neonatorum (A33)
Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
Official Guidelines for P23
FY 2026 ›Subsections
- I.C.16.aGeneral Perinatal Rules
- I.C.16.bObservation and Evaluation of Newborns for Suspected
- I.C.16.cCoding Additional Perinatal Diagnoses
- I.C.16.dPrematurity and Fetal Growth Retardation
- I.C.16.eLow birth weight and immaturity status
- I.C.16.fBacterial Sepsis of Newborn
- I.C.16.gStillbirth
- I.C.16.hCOVID-19 Infection in Newborn