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P24

P24Neonatal 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.

  • P03.82Meconium passage during delivery
  • P23Congenital pneumonia
  • P96.83Meconium staining
  • J18Pneumonia, unspecified organism
  • J69Pneumonitis due to solids and liquids

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).
ICD-10-CMFY2026-Apr· effective April 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release — see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.