ICD-11 classes
19 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Birth injury
KA43 — Birth injury to skin or soft tissues
ICD-11 KA43 — Birth injury to skin or soft tissues
Superficial injury including abrasions, lacerations and ecchymoses sustained during birth to sites other than scalp face and external genitalia
The diagnosis includes nothing.
It excludes 1 item.
- Birth injury to scalp (KA42)
Diagnosis with code KA43 contains 5 clarifying diagnoses:
- KA43.0 — Birth injury to sternocleidomastoid
- KA43.1 — Birth injury to external genitalia
- KA43.2 — Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
- KA43.3 — Birth injury to face
- KA43.Y — Other specified birth injury to skin or soft tissues