In: Nursing
Oscar Franklin Jr., a 9-day-old male, was born full-term, thought to be healthy, and discharged second day postpartum. His sister, Elizabeth, 5 years old, just came down with rubella. Oscar is brought in today by his mother to see Dr. Belkin, his pediatrician. After a thorough examination, Oscar is diagnosed with congenital rubella pneumonitis.
Congenital rubella syndrome is a viral infection generally acquired from the mother during pregnancy.
ICD10 CM CODE: P35.0
P35.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM P35.0 became effective on October 1, 2017.