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Category · FY2027

P76 Other intestinal obstruction of newborn

  • Header · not billable

P76 is not billable. The category heads 5 billable codes in FY2027: the 5 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Meconiumileus, newborn → P76.0
  • Meconiumobstruction, newborn → P76.0
  • Fecalith (impaction)congenital → P76.8

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)
  3. P76 Other intestinal obstruction of newborn
Billable codes
5
Subdivisions
5
CC / MCC codes
1 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
21

Codes in P76

  1. P76.0
    Meconium plug syndrome
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Meconium ileus NOS

    Excludes1

    • meconium ileus in cystic fibrosis (E84.11) E84.11
  2. P76.1
    Transitory ileus of newborn
    BillableCC
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • Hirschsprung's disease (Q43.1) Q43.1
  3. P76.2
    Intestinal obstruction due to inspissated milk
    Billable
  4. P76.8
    Other specified intestinal obstruction of newborn
    Billable
    Excludes1 1

    Excludes1

    • intestinal obstruction classifiable to K56.- K56
  5. P76.9
    Intestinal obstruction of newborn, unspecified
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

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

Index entries

  • Delay, delayedpassage of meconium (newborn) → P76.0
  • Ileus (bowel) (colon) (inhibitory) (intestine)meconium → P76.0
  • Meconiumileus, newborn → P76.0
  • Meconiumobstruction, newborn → P76.0
  • Meconiumplug syndrome (newborn) NEC → P76.0
  • Plugmeconium (newborn) NEC syndrome → P76.0
  • Syndromemeconium plug (newborn) → P76.0
  • Fecalith (impaction)congenital → P76.8
  • Ileus (bowel) (colon) (inhibitory) (intestine)meconiummeaning meconium plug (without cystic fibrosis) → P76.0
  • Ileus (bowel) (colon) (inhibitory) (intestine)newborndue to meconium → P76.0
  • Meconiumileus, newbornmeaning meconium plug (without cystic fibrosis) → P76.0
  • Meconiumobstruction, newborndue to fecaliths → P76.0
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructivemeconium (plug)newborn → P76.0
  • Ileus (bowel) (colon) (inhibitory) (intestine)newborntransitory → P76.1
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructiveintestinenewborn → P76.9
  • Ileus (bowel) (colon) (inhibitory) (intestine)newborndue to meconiummeaning meconium plug (without cystic fibrosis) → P76.0
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructivemeconium (plug)newborndue to fecaliths → P76.0
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructiveintestinenewbornspecified NEC → P76.8
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructiveintestinenewborndue tomeconium (plug) → P76.0
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructiveintestinenewborndue toinspissated milk → P76.2
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructiveintestinenewborndue tofecaliths → P76.8

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