Is P96.83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. P96.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does P96.83 sit in the tabular list?

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Other disorders originating in the perinatal period (P90-P96).

What cannot be coded together with P96.83?

P96.83 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

P96.83

P96.83 — Meconium staining

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P96.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for meconium staining. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

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

meconium aspiration (P24.00, P24.01)
meconium passage during delivery (P03.82)

Other codes that can never be billed with P96.83

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P96.83. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P96.83 alone.

P03.82Meconium passage during delivery
P24.0Meconium aspiration

Risk adjustment

P96.83 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 P96.83 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 P96.83.

Stain, staining›meconium(newborn)

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P96.8. If P96.83 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P96.83

Is P96.83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. P96.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does P96.83 sit in the tabular list?: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Other disorders originating in the perinatal period (P90-P96).
What cannot be coded together with P96.83?: P96.83 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.