P24
P24 — Neonatal aspiration
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
P24 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for neonatal aspiration. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- aspiration in utero and during delivery
Other codes that can never be billed with P24
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P24. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P24 alone.
Risk adjustment
P24 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead P24
6 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about P24
- Is P24 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. P24 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does P24 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period (P19-P29).