Is P96.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P96.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P96.81 sit in the tabular list?

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Other disorders originating in the perinatal period (P90-P96).

P96.81

P96.81 — Exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P96.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

newborn affected by in utero exposure to tobacco (P04.2)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke after the perinatal period (Z77.22)

Risk adjustment

P96.81 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

P96.81 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

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How P96.81 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to P96.81.

Second hand tobacco smoke exposure›in the perinatal period
Exposure›second hand tobacco smoke›in the perinatal period

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P96.8. If P96.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P96.81

Is P96.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P96.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P96.81 sit in the tabular list?: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Other disorders originating in the perinatal period (P90-P96).