ICD-11 classes
08 Diseases of the nervous system
Injuries of the nervous system
Injuries to the head
NA07 — Intracranial injury
KA40.0 — Intracranial laceration or haemorrhage due to birth injury

ICD-11 KA40.0 — Intracranial laceration or haemorrhage due to birth injury

A group of conditions characterised as a traumatic brain injury occurring when the tissue of the brain is mechanically cut or torn and bleeds in a newly delivered child due to physical pressure or injury during delivery.

The diagnosis includes nothing.

It excludes 2 items.

  • intracranial haemorrhage of fetus or newborn: due to anoxia, hypoxia, or ischaemia (KA82)
  • Intracranial nontraumatic haemorrhage of fetus or newborn (KA82)

Diagnosis with code KA40.0 contains 11 clarifying diagnoses:

  1. KA40.00 — Subdural haemorrhage due to birth injury
  2. KA40.01 — Cerebral haemorrhage due to birth injury
  3. KA40.02 — Cerebellar haemorrhage due to birth injury
  4. KA40.03 — Intraventricular haemorrhage due to birth injury
  5. KA40.04 — Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to birth injury
  6. KA40.05 — Tentorial tear due to birth injury
  7. KA40.06 — Cerebellar contusion due to birth injury
  8. KA40.07 — Cerebral contusion due to birth injury
  9. KA40.08 — Extradural or epidural haemorrhage due to birth injury
  10. KA40.0Y — Other specified intracranial laceration or haemorrhage due to birth injury
  11. KA40.0Z — Intracranial laceration or haemorrhage due to birth injury, unspecified

The diagnosis is coded elsewhere:

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