P02.2 Newborn affected by other and unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of placenta

ICD-10-CM P02.2: Newborn affected by other and unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of placenta

ICD-10-CM code P02.2 identifies a newborn affected by other and unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of the placenta. It falls under the parent category P02 for newborns affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes. The concept is classified as a finding and currently has no narrower subcodes in this terminology. 1

Plain-language overview

Code P02.2 describes a finding where a newborn is affected by other and unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of the placenta, with an abbreviation noting the newborn is affected by these placental conditions. 1

What this code represents

The terminology record for P02.2 assigns a semantic type of finding and maintains an active record status within the ICD-10-CM version 2026 terminology. 1

Coding details

P02.2 has no narrower concepts in this terminology and rolls up to the parent concept P02, which covers newborns affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes. 1

Documentation considerations

A federal coding manual includes separate descriptive entries for newborns suspected to be affected by unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities, and by other morphological and functional abnormalities of the placenta. 4

Coverage and utilization context

In fetal mortality data, the broader parent category P02 ranks as the second most frequent selected cause of fetal death, accounting for 26.5 percent of cases in one reporting area. 2

A separate vital statistics report indicates that the broader P02 category accounts for 28 percent of fetal deaths in the reporting area analyzed for that document. 3

What the sources add

While the terminology record defines P02.2 as an active finding, fetal death reports utilize the broader P02 category for statistical tracking, and a Belgian variant provides further subcategory specificity. 1 2 5

A federal coding manual lists descriptive entries for newborns suspected to be affected by unspecified and other morphological and functional placental abnormalities. 4

Sources

1. ICD-10-CM P02.2 terminology record — National Cancer Institute Enterprise Vocabulary Services; accessed 2026-07-27.
2. National Vital Statistics Reports — cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
3. National Vital Statistics Reports — stacks.cdc.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
4. ICD-10-CM/PCS MS-DRGv33 Definitions Manual — cms.gov; accessed 2026-07-27.
5. ICD10BE — icd10be.health.belgium.be; accessed 2026-07-27.