Meconium plug syndrome
Billable / specific
P76.0 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
- Meconium ileus NOS
Includes (from P76)
- 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
- Note: Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
- meconium ileus in cystic fibrosis (E84.11)
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from P76)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from P76)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from P76)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from P76)
- tetanus neonatorum (A33) (from P76)
Also known as
- Meconium ileus NOS
- Delay, delayed, passage of meconium
- Ileus, meconium
- Ileus, meconium, meaning meconium plug
- Ileus, newborn, due to meconium
- Ileus, newborn, due to meconium, meaning meconium plug
- Meconium, ileus, newborn
- Meconium, ileus, newborn, meaning meconium plug
- Meconium, obstruction, newborn
- Meconium, obstruction, newborn, due to fecaliths
- Meconium, plug syndromeNEC
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive, meconium, newborn
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive, meconium, newborn, due to fecaliths
- Plug, meconiumNEC syndrome
- Syndrome, meconium plug
Parent code
- P76Other intestinal obstruction of newbornHeader