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P78.2 - Neonatal hematemesis and melena due to swallowed maternal blood


The ICD 10 Code for Neonatal hematemesis and melena due to swallowed maternal blood is listed as P78.2.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: P78.2
Description: Neonatal hematemesis and melena due to swallowed maternal blood
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
794 - Neonate W Other Significant Problems
Chapter Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
Block Digestive system disorders of newborn (P76-P78)
Parent P78 - Other perinatal digestive system disorders
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 777.3 - Hematemesis and melena of newborn due to swallowed maternal blood
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of P78.2:
P78.0 - Perinatal intestinal perforation
P78.1 - Other neonatal peritonitis
P78.3 - Noninfective neonatal diarrhea
P78.8 - Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders
P78.9 - Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified