P10.9 ICD-10-CA code: Unspecified intracranial laceration and haemorrhage due to birth injury
P10.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Unspecified intracranial laceration and haemorrhage due to birth injury” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
P10.9Unspecified intracranial laceration and haemorrhage due to birth injury
Short description: Intrcran lacr haem NOS dt birth injury
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written P109
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to P10.9. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Laceration, intracranial NEC, birth injury
- Birth, injury, intracranial, laceration or hemorrhage
- Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, intracranial (nontraumatic), birth injury
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), laceration, intracranial NEC, birth injury
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), birth, injury, intracranial, laceration or hemorrhage
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), hemorrhage, hemorrhagic, intracranial, fetus or newborn (nontraumatic), birth injury
Notes for P10.9
As CIHI prints them, with any note P10.9 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- 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.
- Intracranial haemorrhage of fetus or newborn:• NOS (P52.9)• due to anoxia or hypoxia (P52.-)From P10 Intracranial laceration and haemorrhage due to birth injury
- 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 P10.9 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
- 2Block P10-P15Birth trauma
- 3Category P10Intracranial laceration and haemorrhage due to birth injury
- 4Valid code P10.9Unspecified intracranial laceration and haemorrhage due to birth injury
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 P10.9 mean?
P10.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Unspecified intracranial laceration and haemorrhage due to birth injury” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is P10.9 in ICD-10-CA?
P10.9 sits under P10 Intracranial laceration and haemorrhage due to birth injury, within P10-P15 Birth trauma, within Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96).
What coding notes apply to P10.9?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes, Includes notes for P10.9, 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 P10.9
View P10P10.0Subdural haemorrhage due to birth injuryP10.1Cerebral haemorrhage due to birth injuryP10.2Intraventricular haemorrhage due to birth injuryP10.3Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to birth injuryP10.4Tentorial tear due to birth injuryP10.8Other intracranial lacerations and haemorrhages due to birth injury