Is P24.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. P24.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does P24.0 sit in the tabular list?

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period (P19-P29).

What cannot be coded together with P24.0?

P24.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

P24.0

P24.0 — Meconium aspiration

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

P24.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for meconium aspiration. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

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

meconium passage (without aspiration) during delivery (P03.82 )
meconium staining (P96.83 )

Other codes that can never be billed with P24.0

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at P24.0. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading P24.0 alone.

P03.82Meconium passage during delivery
P96.83Meconium staining

Risk adjustment

P24.0 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.

Code to one of these instead P24.0

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share P24. If P24.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about P24.0

Is P24.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. P24.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does P24.0 sit in the tabular list?: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period (P19-P29).
What cannot be coded together with P24.0?: P24.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.