DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 16

P76-P78 Digestive system disorders of newborn (P76-P78)

Block P76-P78 groups 3 categories with 19 billable codes in FY2027.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 16 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  2. P76-P78 Digestive system disorders of newborn (P76-P78)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
3
Billable codes
19
CC codes
1
MCC codes
5
HCC V28 codes
5
New FY2027
0

Categories in P76-P78

  • P76

    Other intestinal obstruction of newborn

    Meconiumileus, newborn → P76.0

    • 5 billable codes
    • 1 CC
  • P77

    Necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn

    Enterocolitisnecrotizingin newborn → P77.9

    • 4 billable codes
    • 4 MCC
    • 4 with HCC
  • P78

    Other perinatal digestive system disorders

    GALD (gestational alloimmune liver disease) → P78.84

    • 10 billable codes
    • 1 MCC
    • 1 with HCC

Index main terms

  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive → P76 (7 entries)
  • Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of) → P78 (7 entries)
  • Meconium → P76, P78 (6 entries)
  • Ileus (bowel) (colon) (inhibitory) (intestine) → P76 (5 entries)
  • Enterocolitis → P77 (4 entries)
  • Peritonitis (adhesive) (bacterial) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) → P78 (4 entries)
  • Disorder (of) → P78 (3 entries)
  • Melena → P78 (2 entries)
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) → P78 (2 entries)
  • Syndrome → P76, P78 (2 entries)
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative → P78 (2 entries)
  • Cirrhosis, cirrhotic (hepatic) (liver) → P78 (1 entry)
  • Delay, delayed → P76 (1 entry)
  • Diarrhea, diarrheal (disease) (infantile) (inflammatory) → P78 (1 entry)
  • Disease, diseased → P78 (1 entry)

+6 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.

Block instructions

Notes that also apply

Chapter 16 instructions (Notes 1, Includes 1, Excludes2 5): printed on the chapter 16 page.