P78
Header — not billableOther perinatal digestive system disorders
The ICD-10 code for other perinatal digestive system disorders is P78.
P78 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under P78
- P78.0Perinatal intestinal perforation
- P78.1Other neonatal peritonitis
- P78.2Neonatal hematemesis and melena due to swallowed maternal blood
- P78.3Noninfective neonatal diarrhea
- P78.8Other specified perinatal digestive system disordersnon-billable header
- P78.9Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- P76Other intestinal obstruction of newbornnon-billable header
- P77Necrotizing enterocolitis of newbornnon-billable header
- P78Other perinatal digestive system disordersnon-billable header