P13.9 ICD-10-CA code: Birth injury to skeleton, unspecified
P13.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Birth injury to skeleton, unspecified” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
P13.9Birth injury to skeleton, unspecified
Short description: Birth injury to skeleton unspecified
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written P139
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to P13.9. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Birth, injury, fracture, bone
- Injury (specified injury type), skeleton, birth injury
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), birth, injury, fracture, bone
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), injury, injuries, skeleton, skeletal, birth injury
- Fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (comminuted) (compression) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation), bone, birth injury
- Condition, conditions (arising in the perinatal period), fracture (abduction) (adduction) (avulsion) (comminuted) (compression) (dislocation) (oblique) (separation), bone NEC, birth injury
Notes for P13.9
As CIHI prints them, with any note P13.9 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.
- Birth injury to spine (P11.5)From P13 Birth injury to skeleton
- 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 P13.9 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
- 2Block P10-P15Birth trauma
- 3Category P13Birth injury to skeleton
- 4Valid code P13.9Birth injury to skeleton, unspecified
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 P13.9 mean?
P13.9 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Birth injury to skeleton, unspecified” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is P13.9 in ICD-10-CA?
P13.9 sits under P13 Birth injury to skeleton, within P10-P15 Birth trauma, within Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96).
What coding notes apply to P13.9?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes, Includes notes for P13.9, 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.