ICD-10-CM · Chapter 16 · P00–P96
P24.2
Neonatal aspiration of blood
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- P24.2
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 16 — Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Category
- P24 — Neonatal aspiration
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM P24.2 is a category (header) for neonatal aspiration of blood. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in P24
- P24Neonatal aspiration
- P24.0Meconium aspiration
- P24.00Meconium aspiration without respiratory symptoms
- P24.01Meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms
- P24.1Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus
- P24.10Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus without respiratory symptoms
- P24.11Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus with respiratory symptoms
- P24.20Neonatal aspiration of blood without respiratory symptoms
- P24.21Neonatal aspiration of blood with respiratory symptoms
- P24.3Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food
- P24.30Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food without respiratory symptoms
- P24.31Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food with respiratory symptoms
- P24.8Other neonatal aspiration
- P24.80Other neonatal aspiration without respiratory symptoms
- P24.81Other neonatal aspiration with respiratory symptoms
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