P27.8

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

• P27.8

Applicable To

• Congenital pulmonary fibrosis

• Ventilator lung in newborn

Clinical Information

• A chronic lung disease developed after oxygen inhalation therapy or mechanical ventilation ventilation, mechanical) usually occurring in certain premature infants infant, premature) or newborn infants with respiratory distress syndrome respiratory distress syndrome, newborn). Histologically, it is characterized by the unusual abnormalities of the bronchioles, such as metaplasia, decrease in alveolar number, and formation of cysts.

• A non-neoplastic lung disorder which develops in premature neonates who have been treated with oxygen and mechanical ventilation.

• Chronic lung disease of infants, possibly related to oxygen toxicity or barotrauma, characterized by bronchiolar metaplasia and interstitial fibrosis.

Details

• P27.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Short description: Oth chronic resp diseases origin in the perinatal period

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM P27.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P27.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 P27.8 may differ.