P96.83 Meconium staining

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• meconium aspiration (P24.00, P24.01)
• meconium passage during delivery (P03.82)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 794 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 779.84 Meconium staining

Code annotations containing back-references to P96.83

Back-references to P96.83

• Type 1 Excludes: P03.82 Meconium passage during delivery ("meconium staining (P96.83)")
• Type 1 Excludes: P24.0 Meconium aspiration ("meconium staining (P96.83 )")

Diagnosis Index entries for P96.83

• Stain, staining › meconium (newborn)

Nearby codes

• P96.3 Wide cranial sutures of newborn
• P96.5 Complication to newborn due to (fetal) intrauterine procedure
• P96.8 Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period
• P96.81 Exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period
• P96.82 Delayed separation of umbilical cord
• P96.83 Meconium staining (this code)
• P96.89 Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period
• P96.9 Condition originating in the perinatal period, unspecified