P24.10 Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus without respiratory symptoms

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Neonatal aspiration of amniotic fluid and mucus NOS

Applies from P24 Neonatal aspiration

Includes

• aspiration in utero and during delivery

Applies from P24.1 Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus

Applicable to

• Neonatal aspiration of liquor (amnii)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 791 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 770.13 Aspiration of clear amniotic fluid without respiratory symptoms

Code annotations containing back-references to P24.10

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.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P24.10

• Aspiration › amniotic (clear) fluid (newborn)
• Aspiration › liquor (amnii) (newborn)
• Aspiration › mucus › newborn

Nearby codes

• P24 Neonatal aspiration
• P24.0 Meconium aspiration
• 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 (this code)
• P24.11 Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus with respiratory symptoms
• P24.2 Neonatal aspiration of blood
• P24.20 Neonatal aspiration of blood without respiratory symptoms
• P24.21 Neonatal aspiration of blood with respiratory symptoms
• P24.3 Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food