P74.42 is the authoritative medical code for Disturbances of chlorine balance of newborn. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for disturbances of chlorine balance of newborn (ICD-10-CM P74.42), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: NO. This is a clinician non-billable / parent hierarchy grouping in the ICD-10-CM system.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Disturbances of chlorine balance of newborn is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code P74.42. A more specific billable subcode must be selected for claims submission. Includes: transitory endocrine and metabolic disturbances caused by the infant's response to maternal endocrine and metabolic factors, or its adjustment to extrauterine environment.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for P74.42 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disturbances caused by the infant's response to maternal endocrine and metabolic factors, or its adjustment to extrauterine environment
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can P74.42 be billed directly?
No. P74.42 (Disturbances of chlorine balance of newborn) is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code. A more specific billable subcode must be selected based on clinical documentation.
Codes in This Family (18)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as P74.42, with their registry titles.
- P74 — Other transitory neonatal electrolyte and metabolic disturbances
- P74.0 — Late metabolic acidosis of newborn
- P74.1 — Dehydration of newborn
- P74.2 — Disturbances of sodium balance of newborn
- P74.21 — Hypernatremia of newborn
- P74.22 — Hyponatremia of newborn
- P74.3 — Disturbances of potassium balance of newborn
- P74.31 — Hyperkalemia of newborn
- P74.32 — Hypokalemia of newborn
- P74.4 — Other transitory electrolyte disturbances of newborn
- P74.41 — Alkalosis of newborn
- P74.421 — Hyperchloremia of newborn
- P74.422 — Hypochloremia of newborn
- P74.49 — Other transitory electrolyte disturbance of newborn
- P74.5 — Transitory tyrosinemia of newborn
- P74.6 — Transitory hyperammonemia of newborn
- P74.8 — Other transitory metabolic disturbances of newborn
- P74.9 — Transitory metabolic disturbance of newborn, unspecified
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