Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

P24

P24.8 Other neonatal aspiration

Not billable (header)Chapter 16

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Codes under this one

  • P24.80 Other neonatal aspiration without respiratory symptoms
  • P24.81 Other neonatal aspiration with respiratory symptoms

Instructional notes

Chapter 16

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • 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)
Includes
  • conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
Notes
  • Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records

P24

Includes
  • aspiration in utero and during delivery

Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period · P19-P29 Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period (P19-P29)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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