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P78 - Other perinatal digestive system disorders
ICD-10-CM Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period · P76-P78 Digestive system disorders of newborn (P76-P78) · Top-level category · FY2027
Coding Guidance
P78 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom P78
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- cystic fibrosis (E84.0-E84.9)
- neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhages (P54.0-P54.3)
IncludesFrom Chapter P00-P96
Conditions this code covers.
- 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
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter P00-P96
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- 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)
NotesFrom Chapter P00-P96
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
More Specific Codes (6)
P78.0Perinatal intestinal perforationBillable→P78.1Other neonatal peritonitisBillable→P78.2Neonatal hematemesis and melena due to swallowed maternal bloodBillable→P78.3Noninfective neonatal diarrheaBillable→P78.8Other specified perinatal digestive system disordersCategory→P78.9Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecifiedBillable→
Chapter Information
Related ICD-10 Codes
More specific codes for P78
Other categories in this chapter
Codes at the same level as P78
- Newborn affected by maternal conditions that may be unrelated to present pregnancyP00
- Newborn affected by maternal complications of pregnancyP01
- Newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranesP02
- Newborn affected by other complications of labor and deliveryP03
- Newborn affected by noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milkP04
- Disorders of newborn related to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutritionP05
- Disorders of newborn related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classifiedP07
- Disorders of newborn related to long gestation and high birth weightP08
- Abnormal findings on neonatal screeningP09
- Intracranial laceration and hemorrhage due to birth injuryP10
- Other birth injuries to central nervous systemP11
- Birth injury to scalpP12
- Birth injury to skeletonP13
- Birth injury to peripheral nervous systemP14
- Other birth injuriesP15
- Metabolic acidemia in newbornP19
- Respiratory distress of newbornP22
- Congenital pneumoniaP23
- Neonatal aspirationP24
- Interstitial emphysema and related conditions originating in the perinatal periodP25
- Pulmonary hemorrhage originating in the perinatal periodP26
- Chronic respiratory disease originating in the perinatal periodP27
- Other respiratory conditions originating in the perinatal periodP28
- Cardiovascular disorders originating in the perinatal periodP29
- Congenital viral diseasesP35
- Bacterial sepsis of newbornP36
- Other congenital infectious and parasitic diseasesP37
- Omphalitis of newbornP38
- Other infections specific to the perinatal periodP39
- Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood lossP50
- Umbilical hemorrhage of newbornP51
- Intracranial nontraumatic hemorrhage of newbornP52
- Hemorrhagic disease of newbornP53
- Other neonatal hemorrhagesP54
- Hemolytic disease of newbornP55
- Hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic diseaseP56
- KernicterusP57
- Neonatal jaundice due to other excessive hemolysisP58
- Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causesP59
- Disseminated intravascular coagulation of newbornP60
18 more in this chapter.