ICD-10-CM · Chapter 16 · P00–P96
P24.9
Neonatal aspiration, unspecified
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Quick facts
- Code
- P24.9
- Type
- Billable code
- 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 P24.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of neonatal aspiration, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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
- P24.2Neonatal aspiration of blood
- 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
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