Observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected skin and subcutaneous tissue condition ruled out
- Z05.71 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Obs & eval of NB for suspected skin, subcu cond ruled out
- The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM Z05.71 became effective on October 1, 2024.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z05.71 – other international versions of ICD-10 Z05.71 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- Z05.71 is applicable to newborns of age 0 years.
The following code(s) above Z05.71 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to Z05.71:
- Z00-Z99 Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Z00-Z13 Persons encountering health services for examinations
- Z05 Encounter for observation and evaluation of newborn for suspected diseases and conditions ruled out
Present On Admission
- Z05.71 is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM Z05.71 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v42.0):
Convert Z05.71 to ICD-9-CMCode History
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): New code
- 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
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z05.71:
- Observation (following) (for) (without need for further medical care) Z04.9
- newborn (for)
- suspected condition, related to exposure from the mother or birth process – see – Newborn, affected by, maternal
- newborn (for)