P12: Birth injury to scalp
Subcodes of P12:
- P12.0: Cephalhaematoma due to birth injury
- P12.1: Chignon due to birth injury
- P12.2: Epicranial subaponeurotic haemorrhage due to birth injury
- P12.3: Bruising of scalp due to birth injury
- P12.4: Monitoring injury of scalp of newborn
- P12.8: Other birth injuries to scalp
- P12.9: Birth injury to scalp, unspecified
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