Birth injury to skin or soft tissues

Definition

Superficial injury including abrasions, lacerations and ecchymoses sustained during birth to sites other than scalp face or external genitalia.

Exclusions

• Birth injury to scalp (KA42)

6 subordinate codes

• KA43.0Birth injury to sternocleidomastoid
• KA43.1Birth injury to external genitalia
• KA43.2Subcutaneous fat necrosis due to birth injury
• KA43.3Birth injury to face
• 4B4YOther specified diseases of the immune system
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified

Nearby in Birth injury

• KA40Birth injury to central nervous system
• KA41Birth injury to eye
• KA42Birth injury to scalp
• KA44Birth injury to peripheral nervous system
• KA45Birth injury to skeleton
• KA46Birth injury to other organs
• 4B4ZDiseases of the immune system, unspecified