- P78.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM P78.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P78.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 P78.0 may differ.
ICD-10-CM P78.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
Applicable To
- Meconium peritonitis
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to P78.0:
- peritonitis > Meconium
- intestinal perforation > affected by P02.9
- meconium peritonitis > affected by P02.9
- newborn > bowel K63.1
- newborn > colon K63.1
- newborn > ileum K63.1
- newborn > intestine NEC K63.1
- newborn > ulcerative NEC K63.1
- newborn > rectum K63.1
- newborn > sigmoid K63.1
- meconium (newborn) > Peritonitis (adhesive) (bacterial) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) K65.9
- meconium > neonatal P78.1
- newborn > perforating K63.1