ICD-10-CM Code P78.9
Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified
BILLABLE
Newborn Only
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Newborn Only
Code is only used for patients less than 1 year old.P78.9 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #794 - Neonate with other significant problems.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Age at onset of clinical finding (observable entity)
- < 8.0 days
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'P78.9 - Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code P78.9. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
Unspecified perinatal disorder of digestive system
(exact match)
This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 777.9 was previously used, P78.9 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.
Parent Code: P78 - Other perinatal digestive system disorders