Other neonatal aspiration with respiratory symptoms
Billable / specific
P24.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.
Inclusion terms
Applicable to
- Neonatal aspiration pneumonia NEC
- Neonatal aspiration with pneumonitis NEC
- Neonatal aspiration with pneumonia NOS
- Neonatal aspiration with pneumonitis NOS
Includes (from P24)
- conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
- aspiration in utero and during delivery
- Note: Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from P24)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from P24)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from P24)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from P24)
- tetanus neonatorum (A33) (from P24)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
- code to identify any secondary pulmonary hypertension, if applicable (I27.2-)
Also known as
- Neonatal aspiration pneumonia NEC
- Neonatal aspiration with pneumonitis NEC
- Neonatal aspiration with pneumonia NOS
- Neonatal aspiration with pneumonitis NOS
- Aspiration, vernix caseosa, with pneumonia
- Aspiration, vernix caseosa, with respiratory symptoms
- Pneumonia, aspiration, newborn
- Pneumonia, aspiration, newborn, specified NEC
Parent code
- P24.8Other neonatal aspirationHeader
Related codes
- P24.80Other neonatal aspiration without respiratory symptomsBillable