2025 ICD-10-CM code P70.1
Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother. Newborn (with hypoglycemia) affected by maternal (pre-existing) diabetes mellitus.
Medical necessity is established by the newborn's hypoglycemia directly resulting from the mother's pre-existing diabetes. The documentation must support the diagnosis and the need for treatment.
The physician is responsible for diagnosing and managing the newborn's hypoglycemia, which may involve monitoring blood glucose levels, providing intravenous glucose, and addressing any other related complications.
In simple words: This code describes a condition where a baby born to a mother with pre-existing diabetes has low blood sugar.
Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother.This condition describes a newborn experiencing hypoglycemia due to the mother's pre-existing diabetes mellitus. It is distinct from a newborn affected by maternal gestational diabetes.
Example 1: A newborn delivered to a mother with type 1 diabetes presents with low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), requiring intravenous glucose administration., An infant born to a mother with long-standing type 2 diabetes exhibits symptoms consistent with hypoglycemia shortly after birth, necessitating close monitoring and treatment., A baby born to a mother with pre-existing diabetes experiences respiratory distress and hypoglycemia, requiring comprehensive neonatal intensive care.
Documentation should include the mother's diabetes history, the newborn's blood glucose levels, and any treatment provided for hypoglycemia, along with any other associated findings or complications.
** Excludes1: newborn (with hypoglycemia) affected by maternal gestational diabetes (P70.0) syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes (P70.0).Excludes2: congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) neoplasms (C00-D49) tetanus neonatorum (A33).
- Specialties:Neonatology, Pediatrics, Endocrinology
- Place of Service:Inpatient Hospital, Birthing Center