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P78.0 - Perinatal intestinal perforation


The ICD 10 Code for Perinatal intestinal perforation is listed as P78.0.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: P78.0
Description: Perinatal intestinal perforation
  • Meconium peritonitis
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
Block Digestive system disorders of newborn (P76-P78)
Parent P78 - Other perinatal digestive system disorders
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 777.6 - Perinatal intestinal perforation
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of P78.0:
P78.1 - Other neonatal peritonitis
P78.2 - Neonatal hematemesis and melena due to swallowed maternal blood
P78.3 - Noninfective neonatal diarrhea
P78.8 - Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders
P78.9 - Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified