Is P24.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. P24.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does P24.3 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).

P24.3

P24.3 — Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P24.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Neonatal aspiration of stomach contents

Risk adjustment

P24.3 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 P24.3

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P24. If P24.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P24.3

Is P24.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. P24.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does P24.3 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).