KA40.0

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Intracranial laceration or haemorrhage due to birth injury

Description

A group of conditions characterised as a traumatic brain injury occurring when the tissue of the brain is mechanically cut or torn and bleeds in a newly delivered child due to physical pressure or injury during delivery.

Coding note from above levels

Conditions arising in the perinatal period, even though death or morbidity occurs later, should, as far as possible, be coded to chapter 19, which takes precedence over chapters containing codes for diseases by their anatomical site. For children less than 28 days old, assume that a reported condition developed in the perinatal period, unless the duration is stated and the onset was after the first completed week of life.

Excludes

  • KA82 – intracranial haemorrhage of fetus or newborn: due to anoxia, hypoxia, or ischaemia

Exclusions from above levels

  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases - acquired after birth
  • 02 – Neoplasms
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
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  • 08 – Certain congenital diseases of the nervous system
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • 3A10 – Hereditary haemolytic anaemia
  • 4A01.03 – Transient hypogammaglobulinaemia of infancy
  • 9B71.3 – Retinopathy of prematurity
  • BC43 – congenital cardiomyopathy
  • DA93.0 – Paralytic ileus
  • EA50.Z – Pemphigus neonatorum
  • EH40.00 – Cradle cap
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/588616678 – Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/609214049 – Congenital gonococcal infection

Child codes

  • KA40.00 – Subdural haemorrhage due to birth injury
  • KA40.01 – Cerebral haemorrhage due to birth injury
  • KA40.02 – Cerebellar haemorrhage due to birth injury
  • KA40.03 – Intraventricular haemorrhage due to birth injury
  • KA40.04 – Subarachnoid haemorrhage due to birth injury
  • KA40.05 – Tentorial tear due to birth injury
  • KA40.06 – Cerebellar contusion due to birth injury
  • KA40.07 – Cerebral contusion due to birth injury
  • KA40.08 – Extradural or epidural haemorrhage due to birth injury
  • KA40.0Y – Other specified intracranial laceration or haemorrhage due to birth injury
  • KA40.0Z – Intracranial laceration or haemorrhage due to birth injury, unspecified

Sibling codes

  • KA40.1 – Cerebral oedema due to birth injury
  • KA40.2 – Birth injury to spine or spinal cord
  • KA40.3 – Birth injury to brainstem
  • KA40.Y – Other specified birth injury to central nervous system
  • KA40.Z – Birth injury to central nervous system, unspecified

Foundation entity

Intracranial laceration or haemorrhage due to birth injury – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1349236312

Allowed postcoordination axes

Part of: KA40: Birth injury to central nervous system › 19: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period