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P03.4 ICD-10-CA code: Fetus and newborn affected by caesarean delivery

P03.4 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Fetus and newborn affected by caesarean delivery” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.

Official description

P03.4

Fetus and newborn affected by caesarean delivery

Short description: Fetus & newborn aff caesarean delivery

ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written P034

Index terms

Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to P03.4. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.

  • Section, cesarean, affecting fetus or newborn
  • Delivery (single), cesarean (for), affecting fetus or newborn
  • Cesarean, operation or section NEC, affecting fetus or newborn
  • Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), section, cesarean, affecting fetus or newborn
  • Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), cesarean operation or section, affecting fetus or newborn
  • Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), delivery (single), cesarean (for), affecting fetus or newborn

Notes for P03.4

As CIHI prints them, with any note P03.4 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

Excludes

Conditions classified elsewhere.

  • 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 P03.4 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  2. 2Block P00-P04Fetus and newborn affected by maternal factors and by complications of pregnancy, labour and delivery
  3. 3Category P03Fetus and newborn affected by other complications of labour and delivery
  4. 4Valid code P03.4Fetus and newborn affected by caesarean delivery

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.

See P03.4 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

What does ICD-10-CA code P03.4 mean?

P03.4 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Fetus and newborn affected by caesarean delivery” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.

Where is P03.4 in ICD-10-CA?

P03.4 sits under P03 Fetus and newborn affected by other complications of labour and delivery, 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 P03.4?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes notes for P03.4, 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 P03.4

P03.0Fetus and newborn affected by breech delivery and extractionP03.1Fetus and newborn affected by other malpresentation, malposition and disproportion during labour and deliveryP03.2Fetus and newborn affected by forceps deliveryP03.3Fetus and newborn affected by delivery by vacuum extractor [ventouse]P03.5Fetus and newborn affected by precipitate deliveryP03.6Fetus and newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractionsP03.8Fetus and newborn affected by other specified complications of labour and deliveryP03.9Fetus and newborn affected by complication of labour and delivery, unspecified