2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P35.0

Congenital rubella syndrome

  • P35.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM P35.0 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P35.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 P35.0 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

  • P35.0 should be used on the newborn record – not on the maternal record.

Applicable To

  • Congenital rubella pneumonitis

The following code(s) above P35.0 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to P35.0:

  • P00-P96  Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
  • P35-P39  Infections specific to the perinatal period
  • P35  Congenital viral diseases

Clinical Information

  • Transplacental infection of the fetus with rubella usually in the first trimester of pregnancy, as a consequence of maternal infection, resulting in various developmental abnormalities in the newborn infant. They include cardiac and ocular lesions, deafness, microcephaly, mental retardation, and generalized growth retardation. (from Dorland, 27th ed)

ICD-10-CM P35.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 791 Prematurity with major problems
  • 793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert P35.0 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to P35.0:

  • Code First: E08
  • Type 1 Excludes: B06, J12, P23.0

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to P35.0:

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