P02.6 ICD-10-CA code: Fetus and newborn affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord
P02.6 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Fetus and newborn affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
P02.6Fetus and newborn affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord
Short description: Fetus & newborn aff oth cond umb cord
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written P026
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to P02.6. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Vasa previa, affecting fetus or newborn
- Previa, vasa, affecting fetus or newborn
- Bruise (skin surface intact), umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic), umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities, umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Excess, excessive, excessively, short, umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Complication, complications (from) (of), umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Varix (lower limb) (ruptured) (asymptomatic), umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Short, shortening, shortness, umbilical cord, complicating delivery, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), previa, vasa, affecting fetus or newborn
- Malformation (congenital), umbilical cord NEC (complicating delivery), affecting fetus or newborn
- Short, shortening, shortness, cord (umbilical), complicating delivery, affecting fetus or newborn
- Varicose, vein (lower limb) (ruptured) (asymptomatic), umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Lesion (nontraumatic), vascular, umbilical cord, complicating delivery, affecting fetus or newborn
- Hematoma (traumatic) (skin surface intact), umbilical cord, complicating delivery, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), varix (ruptured), umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), varicose vein, ruptured, umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), complications (from) (of), umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), bruise (skin surface intact), umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities, umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), excess, excessive, excessively, short umbilical cord , affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) (necrotizing), umbilical cord, affecting fetus or newborn
- Thrombosis, thrombotic (multiple) (progressive) (septic) (vein) (vessel), umbilical cord (vessels), complicating delivery, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), malformation (congenital), umbilical cord NEC (complicating delivery), affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), short, shortening, shortness, cord (umbilical), complicating delivery, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), lesion, vascular (nontraumatic), umbilical cord, complicating delivery, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), hematoma (traumatic) (skin surface intact), umbilical cord, complicating delivery, affecting fetus or newborn
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), thrombosis, thrombotic (multiple) (progressive) (septic) (vein) (vessel), umbilical cord (vessels), complicating delivery, complicating delivery, affecting fetus or newborn
Notes for P02.6
As CIHI prints them, with any note P02.6 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Short cordVasa praevia
- The listed maternal conditions only when specified as a cause of mortality or morbidity in fetus or newbornFrom P00-P04 Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery
- Conditions that have their origin in the perinatal period even though death or morbidity occurs laterFrom Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Single umbilical artery (Q27.0)
- Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)tetanus neonatorum (A33)whooping cough (A37.-)From Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
Where P02.6 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
- 2Block P00-P04Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery
- 3Category P02Fetus and newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes
- 4Valid code P02.6Fetus and newborn affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code P02.6 mean?
P02.6 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Fetus and newborn affected by other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is P02.6 in ICD-10-CA?
P02.6 sits under P02 Fetus and newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranes, within P00-P04 Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery, within Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96).
What coding notes apply to P02.6?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for P02.6, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside P02.6
View P02P02.0Fetus and newborn affected by placenta praeviaP02.1Fetus and newborn affected by other forms of placental separation and haemorrhageP02.2Fetus and newborn affected by other and unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of placentaP02.3Fetus and newborn affected by placental transfusion syndromesP02.4Fetus and newborn affected by prolapsed cordP02.5Fetus and newborn affected by other compression of umbilical cordP02.7Fetus and newborn affected by chorioamnionitisP02.8Fetus and newborn affected by other abnormalities of membranesP02.9Fetus and newborn affected by abnormality of membranes, unspecified