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Diagnosis Code

P78.2 NEONATAL HEMATEMESIS AND MELENA D/T SWALLOWED MATERN BLOOD


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P78.2

Short Description: Neonatal hematemesis and melena d/t swallowed matern blood

Long Description: Neonatal hematemesis and melena due to swallowed maternal blood

The code P78.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Digestive system disorders of newborn (P76-P78)
      • Other perinatal digestive system disorders (P78)
        • P78.2 Neonatal hematemesis and melena d/t swallowed matern blood

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Blood in vomit of newborn due to swallowed maternal blood
  • Melena
  • Melena of newborn due to swallowed maternal blood
  • Neonatal melena
  • Newborn ingestion of maternal blood
  • Vomit contains blood

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P78.2 Right Arrow 777.3 Swallowed blood syndrome

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
P78 Other perinatal digestive system disorders
P78.0 Perinatal intestinal perforation
P78.1 Other neonatal peritonitis
P78.3 Noninfective neonatal diarrhea
P78.8 Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders
P78.81 Congenital cirrhosis (of liver)
P78.82 Peptic ulcer of newborn
P78.83 Newborn esophageal reflux
P78.84 Gestational alloimmune liver disease
P78.89 Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders
P78.9 Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified

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

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