Diagnosis Code

P24.81 OTHER NEONATAL ASPIRATION WITH RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P24.81

Short Description: Other neonatal aspiration with respiratory symptoms

Long Description: Other neonatal aspiration with respiratory symptoms

The code P24.81 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period (P19-P29)
      • Neonatal aspiration (P24)
        • P24.81 Other neonatal aspiration with respiratory symptoms

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute aspiration pneumonia
  • Aspirated gastric contents in lower respiratory tract
  • Aspiration of gastric contents into respiratory tract
  • Aspiration pneumonia
  • Aspiration pneumonia
  • Aspiration pneumonia due to regurgitated food
  • Aspiration pneumonitis
  • Aspiration pneumonitis caused by regurgitated gastric secretions
  • Massive aspiration syndrome
  • Neonatal aspiration pneumonia
  • Neonatal aspiration syndrome
  • Neonatal pneumonia
  • Pneumonitis due to inhalation of milk
  • Pneumonitis due to inhalation of regurgitated food
  • Pneumonitis due to inhalation of vomitus
  • Pneumonitis due to inhaled liquid
  • Pneumonitis due to inhaled liquid
  • Pneumonitis due to inhaled substance
  • Pneumonitis due to inhaled substance
  • Pneumonitis due to inhaled substance
  • Pneumonitis due to inhaled substance
  • Pneumonitis due to inhaled substance
  • Pulmonary aspiration of fluid
  • Pulmonary aspiration of gastric contents
  • Recurrent aspiration pneumonia
  • Recurrent pneumonia

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code P24.81 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Neonatal aspiration pneumonia NEC
    • Neonatal aspiration with pneumonitis NEC
    • Neonatal aspiration with pneumonia NOS
    • Neonatal aspiration with pneumonitis NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P24.81 Right Arrow 770.18 NB asp w resp symp NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
P24 Neonatal aspiration
P24.0 Meconium aspiration
P24.00 Meconium aspiration without respiratory symptoms
P24.01 Meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms
P24.1 Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus
P24.10 Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus without respiratory symptoms
P24.11 Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus with respiratory symptoms
P24.2 Neonatal aspiration of blood
P24.20 Neonatal aspiration of blood without respiratory symptoms
P24.21 Neonatal aspiration of blood with respiratory symptoms
P24.3 Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food
P24.30 Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food without respiratory symptoms
P24.31 Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food with respiratory symptoms
P24.8 Other neonatal aspiration
P24.80 Other neonatal aspiration without respiratory symptoms
P24.9 Neonatal aspiration, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023