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P96.83 - Meconium staining


The ICD 10 Code for Meconium staining is listed as P96.83.
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: P96.83
Description: Meconium staining
  • Excludes1: meconium aspiration (P24.00, P24.01)
  • meconium passage during delivery (P03.82)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
794 - Neonate W Other Significant Problems
Chapter Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
Block Other disorders originating in the perinatal period (P90-P96)
Parent P96.8 - Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 779.84 - Meconium staining
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of P96.83:
P96.81 - Exposure to (parental) (environmental) tobacco smoke in the perinatal period
P96.82 - Delayed separation of umbilical cord
P96.89 - Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period