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P12.81 - Caput succedaneum

• Applicable to Caput succedaneum
• The 2025 edition of ICD10-CM P12.81 became effective on October 1, 2024.
• This is the American ICD10-CM version of P12.81 - other international versions of ICD10 P12.81 may differ.
• P12.81 is a Billable / Specific ICD10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

The following codes above P12.81 contain annotation back-references that may be applicable to P12.81:

• Chapter: P00-P96 - Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
• Section: P10-P15 - Birth trauma
• Category: P12 - Birth injury to scalp

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Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.