P24.0 Meconium aspiration

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• meconium passage (without aspiration) during delivery (P03.82 )
• meconium staining (P96.83 )

Applies from P24 Neonatal aspiration

Includes

• aspiration in utero and during delivery

Codes under P24.0

• P24.00 Meconium aspiration without respiratory symptoms
• P24.01 Meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms

Code annotations containing back-references to P24.0

Back-references to P24

• Type 2 Excludes: J12 Viral pneumonia, not elsewhere classified ("neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J18 Pneumonia, unspecified organism ("neonatal aspiration pneumonia (P24.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: J69 Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids ("neonatal aspiration syndromes (P24.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: P23 Congenital pneumonia ("neonatal pneumonia resulting from aspiration (P24.-)")

Nearby codes

• P24 Neonatal aspiration
• P24.0 Meconium aspiration (this code)
• P24.00 Meconium aspiration without respiratory symptoms
• P24.01 Meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms
• P24.1 Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus
• P24.10 Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus without respiratory symptoms
• P24.11 Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus with respiratory symptoms