P76.0

P76.0: Meconium plug syndrome

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P76.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for meconium plug syndrome. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check P76.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

meconium ileus in cystic fibrosis (E84.11)

Inclusion terms

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

Meconium ileus NOS

Other codes that can never be billed with P76.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

K56Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
Q41Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestine
E84.11Meconium ileus in cystic fibrosis

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Delay, delayed›passage of meconium(newborn)
Ileus›meconium
Meconium›ileus, newborn
Meconium›obstruction, newborn
Meconium›plug syndrome NEC(newborn)
Plug›meconium NEC syndrome(newborn)
Syndrome›meconium plug(newborn)
Ileus›meconium›meaning meconium plug(without cystic fibrosis)
Ileus›newborn›due to meconium
Meconium›ileus, newborn›meaning meconium plug(without cystic fibrosis)
Meconium›obstruction, newborn›due to fecaliths
Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›meconium›newborn

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P76