ICD-10/P12.2

P12.2 ICD 2026 Code: Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury

P12.2 is the authoritative medical code for Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury (ICD-10-CM P12.2), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.

Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.

Official Registry Overview & Definition

Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code P12.2. Inclusion terms: Subgaleal hemorrhage.

Official Tabular Instructional Notes

Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for P12.2 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.

Inclusion Terms

Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.

  • Subgaleal hemorrhage

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance

What conditions are included under P12.2?

Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage due to birth injury includes: Subgaleal hemorrhage.

Codes in This Family (9)

Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as P12.2, with their registry titles.

  • P12 — Birth injury to scalp
  • P12.0 — Cephalhematoma due to birth injury
  • P12.1 — Chignon (from vacuum extraction) 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
  • P12.81 — Caput succedaneum
  • P12.89 — Other birth injuries to scalp
  • P12.9 — Birth injury to scalp, unspecified

Indexed Clinical Terms (2)

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.

  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed), epicranial subaponeurotic, birth injury (massive)
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed), subgaleal

Related Codes & Numerical Sequence (Crawl Map)

Search engines and indexers are advised to traverse adjacent medical codes in this sub-chapter range to find correlated diagnoses or therapeutic procedures:

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