P76.9 — Intestinal obstruction of newborn, unspecified
P76.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for intestinal obstruction of newborn, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Other codes that can never be billed with P76.9
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P76.9. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P76.9 alone.
- K56Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia
Risk adjustment
P76.9 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.
How P76.9 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to P76.9.
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›intestine›newborn
Code history
P76.9 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share P76. If P76.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about P76.9
- Is P76.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. P76.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does P76.9 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Digestive system disorders of newborn (P76-P78).