P77.2
P77.2: Stage 2 necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
P77.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for stage 2 necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check P77.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Necrotizing enterocolitis with pneumatosis, without perforation
Other codes that can never be billed with P77.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
P77.2 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 78 Intestinal Obstruction/Perforation0.326 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Enterocolitis›necrotizing›in newborn›stage 2(with pneumatosis, without perforation)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.