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P78.9

P78.9: Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P78.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P78.9

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Written on P78: Other perinatal digestive system disorders

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Disorder›digestive›newborn
  • Disorder›gastrointestinal NOS›newborn

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P78

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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