P37 Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseases

Category / Non-billable header 8 subcodes

Block: Infections specific to the perinatal period (P35-P39)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • congenital syphilis (A50.-)
  • infectious neonatal diarrhea (A00-A09)
  • necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn (P77.-)
  • noninfectious neonatal diarrhea (P78.3)
  • ophthalmia neonatorum due to gonococcus (A54.31)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
P37..0 Congenital tuberculosis Yes
P37..1 Congenital toxoplasmosis Yes
P37..2 Neonatal (disseminated) listeriosis Yes
P37..3 Congenital falciparum malaria Yes
P37..4 Other congenital malaria Yes
P37..5 Neonatal candidiasis Yes
P37..8 Other specified congenital infectious and parasitic diseases Yes
P37..9 Congenital infectious or parasitic disease, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026