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P28.2 ICD-10-CM Code: Cyanotic attacks of newborn

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

Coding at a Glance

Tabular directives
1 Excludes1 · 1 code-also instruction

Billable · FY2027A valid, specific ICD-10-CM code, reportable for dates of service in FY2027.

What you need to know

Source: CMS/NCHS Official ICD-10-CM tabular notes, quoted. From the CMS/NCHS tabular list for the release in force. A note the category or block publishes applies to this code too, and is marked with where it comes from.

Excludes1Not reported with this code unless documented as unrelated
Code alsofrom P28May be needed with this code
  • Code also, if applicable, congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34)

Where it sits Source: CMS/NCHS

Under:Chapter 16: Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal PeriodP19-P29 Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal periodP28 Other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal period

Most relevant related codes MedCoder-derived

Read off the official notes above and this code’s own position in the tabular list. Which to report is a documentation question; Compare shows the two side by side.

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Inpatient Payment Groups (MS-DRG)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

MS-DRGs this diagnosis helps define, as principal or secondary, per the CMS ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, Appendix B.

  • MS-DRG 794 — NEONATE WITH OTHER SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS (MDC 15)

A diagnosis appearing in a group's logic does not by itself determine the DRG assigned to a stay; the grouper uses the full claim.

Coding instructions

Official Tabular Instructional Notes: the inclusion, exclusion and sequencing notes published for P28.2 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list, quoted as published.

Source: CMS/CDC — ICD-10-CM Tabular ListRelease: FY2027Effective: October 1, 2026

Trace:FY2027 changesChange historyRelease, file and checksum

Notes without a marker are published on P28.2 itself; “inherited from” names the category or block whose note applies here.

Excludes1 — Not Coded Here

Conditions generally not reported together with this code (Excludes1) -- an error unless the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Code Also

Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.

  • Code also, if applicable, congenital malformations of the respiratory system (Q30-Q34)

Source: inherited from P28

Coder workflow for P28.2

MedCoder structured workflow — derived from this code’s own official record

Before you code P28.2

  1. Check the Excludes1 note: if the documentation supports a condition named there, do not simply proceed with P28.2. Excludes1 conditions are not reported together with this code unless the record shows they are unrelated (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

    See the official tabular notes

Choose the right path

  1. Does the documentation support a condition named in P28.2’s Excludes1 note?
    Yes → Do not simply proceed: review the excluded code. Both are reported only when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated.
    No → Continue.

    ReviewP28.3, P28.4

Consider P28.2. Then review the Code Also note, and confirm the code is valid for the date of service in the Verify section.

Documentation check

The provider’s diagnostic statement
Codes are assigned from the provider’s documented diagnosis, not from clinical criteria, test values or a medication list (Guidelines I.A.19).

Official instructions as workflow

  • Excludes1 — check before selecting P28.2(1 note)

    Coding workflow: If the documentation supports a condition named in this note, do not simply proceed with P28.2: the two are not reported together. The one exception is when the record shows the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

    CompareP28.3, P28.4

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.12.a

  • Code Also — related condition(1 note)

    Coding workflow: Review the related condition when both are documented and the instruction applies. A Code Also note does not fix sequencing; the order follows the circumstances of the encounter.

    See the official tabular notes · Guidelines I.A.17

Coding decision scenarios

Pattern scenarios for this code’s structure — decision rules, not clinical cases

Documentation: Both the condition P28.2 describes and a condition named in its Excludes1 note are documented for the same encounter.

Coding question: Can both codes be reported?

Path: Review the Excludes1 note and the excluded code, and look for a provider statement on whether the two conditions are related.

Reason: Excludes1 means the two are not coded together; the exception is when the record shows the conditions are unrelated to each other (Guidelines I.A.12.a).

ReviewP28.3, P28.4

Every row is derived from this code’s own record — its title, tabular notes, 7th-character family and same-category siblings — with fixed MedCoder wording; nothing is inferred about a patient. The official notes and guideline text are in the sections each row links to, and they control.

Don’t confuse P28.2 with…

MedCoder analysis — pairs from this code’s official notes, distinctions written by MedCoder

The codes most likely to be picked instead of P28.2 — named in its own official notes, or sharing its laterality or encounter family — with what separates them and which documentation moves the case. Each links to the full comparison.

  • P28.3— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of apnea of newborn moves the case to P28.3; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: P28.2 vs P28.3 →

  • P28.4— Excludes1 conflict (Excludes1 — generally not reported together)

    Not coded here — the tabular list excludes this pair for the same encounter.

    Not reported together with this code, except where the two conditions are documented as unrelated.

    What moves you there: Documentation of apnea of newborn moves the case to P28.4; the two are not reported together unless documented as unrelated.

    Full comparison: P28.2 vs P28.4 →

  • P28.1— Specificity relationship (Review)

    Overlapping diagnoses in the same category.

    Overlapping codes in the same category — the documentation decides which is the more specific fit.

    What moves you there: A record that documents no more than “Other and unspecified atelectasis of newborn” takes P28.1; specificity in the record moves it back here.

    Full comparison: P28.2 vs P28.1 →

Relationships are read from this code's own official notes, its laterality siblings and its encounter family; the wording of each distinction is MedCoder editorial, and the documentation named in each “what moves you there” line is the official note phrase or sibling title itself. Source: CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes; ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a.

Coding context

Guidelines, coding notes, decision aids, relationships (with MS-DRG and CCSR classification), hierarchy, HCC, coverage and the context map: what a coder reaches for after the core. Each section names whether it is official source data, a MedCoder-derived relationship or MedCoder editorial.

Code Overview

Cyanotic attacks of newborn is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (P28.2).

MedCoder summary Summary composed by MedCoder from this code's official ICD-10-CM record. The tabular instructional notes themselves appear verbatim below.

Verify Before Coding

  • CC as a secondary diagnosis (FY2027). Can raise the stay's MS-DRG severity tier.

From the code registry, the Medicare Code Editor, and the MS-DRG Definitions Manual. Check it against a full claim in Claim Check.

Relationships & Classification

MedCoder-derived relationships — computed from published CMS and AHRQ datasets

Other codes that name P28.2 or its code family, from the CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes. Tabular-note edges are stored at the code family level that carries each note.

Referenced by 1 Excludes1 note: R23.0 — Cyanosis.

These codes’ tabular lists mark this diagnosis as mutually exclusive — not reported together unless the conditions are documented as unrelated.

MS-DRG Grouper Relationships (FY2027)

Potential MS-DRG participation — not a DRG assignment.

FY2027 MS-DRG: CC — Complication or Comorbidity. Reported as a secondary diagnosis, this code raises the stay's MS-DRG severity tier — except when the principal diagnosis is one of 18 clinically related codes on its CMS exclusion list.

Named in the grouper logic of 1 MS-DRG: DRG 794 (MDC 15).

From the CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendices B and C). Actual DRG assignment depends on the complete claim.

Clinical classification (AHRQ CCSR):PNL006 — Respiratory perinatal condition (default).

Clinical Classifications Software Refined (CCSR) for ICD-10-CM Diagnoses. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Related Codes

Same clinical process (MS-DRG)

Acts as CC — raises the severity of other admissions. CMS groups these diagnoses into one MS-DRG principal-diagnosis exclusion process — a CC/MCC on this list never raises severity when the principal diagnosis is also on it.

P22.8 — Other respiratory distress of newborn, P22.9 — Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified, P28.30 — Primary sleep apnea of newborn, unspecified, P28.31 — Primary central sleep apnea of newborn, P28.32 — Primary obstructive sleep apnea of newborn, P28.33 — Primary mixed sleep apnea of newborn, P28.39 — Other primary sleep apnea of newborn, P28.40 — Unspecified apnea of newborn, P28.41 — Central neonatal apnea of newborn, P28.42 — Obstructive apnea of newborn, P28.43 — Mixed neonatal apnea of newborn, P28.49 — Other apnea of newborn, P28.81 — Respiratory arrest of newborn, P28.89 — Other specified respiratory conditions of newborn, P28.9 — Respiratory condition of newborn, unspecified, R06.81 — Apnea, not elsewhere classified, R23.0 — Cyanosis

Same clinical category (CCSR)

AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software groups these diagnoses under the same clinical category (Respiratory perinatal condition).

P26.8 — Other pulmonary hemorrhages originating in the perinatal period, P26.9 — Unspecified pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal period, P27.0 — Wilson-Mikity syndrome, P27.1 — Bronchopulmonary dysplasia originating in the perinatal period, P27.8 — Other chronic respiratory diseases originating in the perinatal period, P27.9 — Unspecified chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal period, P28.0 — Primary atelectasis of newborn, P28.10 — Unspecified atelectasis of newborn, P28.11 — Resorption atelectasis without respiratory distress syndrome, P28.19 — Other atelectasis of newborn, P28.3 — Primary sleep apnea of newborn, P28.30 — Primary sleep apnea of newborn, unspecified, P28.31 — Primary central sleep apnea of newborn, P28.32 — Primary obstructive sleep apnea of newborn, P28.33 — Primary mixed sleep apnea of newborn, P28.39 — Other primary sleep apnea of newborn, P28.4 — Other apnea of newborn, P28.40 — Unspecified apnea of newborn, P28.41 — Central neonatal apnea of newborn, P28.42 — Obstructive apnea of newborn, +33 more

Same Index main term, other category

The ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries files this code under the main term “Newborn”; these codes share that main term but sit in a different category of the Tabular List.

P04.49 — Newborn affected by maternal use of other drugs of addiction (affected by, methamphetamine), P04.5 — Newborn affected by maternal use of nutritional chemical substances (affected by, nutritional supplements), P04.6 — Newborn affected by maternal exposure to environmental chemical substances (affected by, environmental chemicals), P04.81 — Newborn affected by maternal use of cannabis (affected by, maternal, cannabis), P04.89 — Newborn affected by other maternal noxious substances (affected by, noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milk, specified NEC), P04.9 — Newborn affected by maternal noxious substance, unspecified (affected by, noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milk), P05.2 — Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age (affected by, fetal, malnutrition not light or small for gestational age), P05.9 — Newborn affected by slow intrauterine growth, unspecified (affected by, slow intrauterine growth), P08.21 — Post-term newborn (post-term), P08.22 — Prolonged gestation of newborn (prolonged gestation), P29.11 — Neonatal tachycardia (affected by, heart rate abnormalities, tachycardia), P29.12 — Neonatal bradycardia (affected by, heart rate abnormalities, bradycardia), P29.81 — Cardiac arrest of newborn (affected by, cardiac arrest), P36.0 — Sepsis of newborn due to streptococcus, group B (sepsis, due to, Streptococcus, group B), P36.10 — Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified streptococci (sepsis, due to, Streptococcus), P36.19 — Sepsis of newborn due to other streptococci (sepsis, due to, Streptococcus, specified NEC), P36.2 — Sepsis of newborn due to Staphylococcus aureus (sepsis, due to, Staphylococcus, aureus), P36.30 — Sepsis of newborn due to unspecified staphylococci (sepsis, due to, Staphylococcus), P36.39 — Sepsis of newborn due to other staphylococci (sepsis, due to, Staphylococcus, specified NEC), P36.4 — Sepsis of newborn due to Escherichia coli (sepsis, due to, Escherichia coli), +154 more

Contextual Map

Every relationship of P28.2 in one view: hierarchy, official tabular instructions in both directions, clinical classification, risk adjustment, MS-DRG participation, index terms and change history — each edge carrying the CMS source it derives from.

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Hierarchy

Excludes1

Referenced by Excludes1 notes

  • R23.0 — Cyanosis[Excludes1]: “cyanotic attacks of newborn (P28.2)”— CMS ICD-10-CM tabular instructional notes · icd10cm-fy2027

Clinical classification (CCSR)

MS-DRG Grouper

  • CC — Complication or Comorbidity [MS-DRG severity]: “As a secondary diagnosis this code can raise the stay's MS-DRG severity tier (CC).”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix C) · FY2027
  • DRG 794 — NEONATE WITH OTHER SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS[MS-DRG]: “NEONATE WITH OTHER SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS (MDC 15)”— CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (Appendix B) · FY2027

MDC crossing

Index entries

  • Acrocyanosis, newborn[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Attack, attacks, cyanotic, newborn[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2027
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton), affected by, cyanosis[Index term]— CMS ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries · icd10cm-fy2027

Nearest codes (23)

Change history

  • FY2016 — In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption [Change history]— CMS release files (code change ledger) · icd10cm-fy2016

Reference

Index terms and tables, published questions and FAQ, every source behind this page with its release and checksum, the date-of-service check and the complete change history.

Indexed Clinical Terms (3)

Official source data — entries quoted as published, in the Index’s own lookup phrasing

Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code. These are alphabetic-index entries shown as the Index writes them — lookup phrasing, not necessarily the wording of a final diagnosis.

Sources for this page

Codes, titles, notes, index terms and mappings on this page are transcribed from the datasets below. Relationships MedCoder computed and text MedCoder wrote are labelled where they appear.

Code, title, tabular notes and index terms Official source data
CMS/CDC ICD-10-CM FY2027 tabular list, index and tables, effective October 1, 2026 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Claim edits Official source data
CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits — v44.0 (October 2026) Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Inpatient payment groups Official source data
CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual (incl. Appendix B diagnosis index, Appendix C CC/MCC list, Appendix E procedure index) and IPPS Final Rule tables — v44 Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Change history and date-of-service validity Official source data
CMS ICD-10-CM release addenda, ingested release by release into the change ledger Release, file and checksum · Publisher’s page
Comparisons, relationships and the contextual map MedCoder-derived relationship
Computed by MedCoder from the tabular notes and tables above; every derived relationship is marked as derived where it appears
Summary and FAQ answers MedCoder editorial explanation
Written by MedCoder to explain the sources above: drafted with AI assistance, checked by a person against the release files, and labelled as MedCoder text where it appears. Not official text.

Current data releases:ICD-10-CM FY2027 · ICD-10-PCS FY2027 · HCPCS October 2026 · MS-DRG v44 · Medicare Code Editor v44.0 · NCCI PTP Q4 2026 · MUE Q4 2026 · NCD code lists 2026-01 · LCD export September 28, 2026 · All releases and sources

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MedCoder.ai. "P28.2 — Cyanotic attacks of newborn." ICD-10-CM FY2027. https://medcoder.ai/icd10/code/p28.2-cyanotic-attacks-of-newborn

Change history

  • FY2016 — October 1, 2015
    In the code set at ICD-10-CM adoption
    Cyanotic attacks of newborn

No changes since FY2016 — additions, deletions, description changes and billable-status changes are tracked through FY2027, and none are recorded for this code. Note changes are tracked from FY2027 only.

Nearest Codes in This Family

Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to P28.2 in its code family, with their registry titles.

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