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ICD-10-CM Code for Meconium staining P96.83

ICD-10 code P96.83 for Meconium staining is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period .

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Meconium staining
Excludes1: meconium aspiration (P24.00, P24.01)
meconium passage during delivery (P03.82)

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[B][I]I get the same as Cmama12, it excludes it...see below.[/I] Diseases of the genitourinary system ([URL='https://www.aapc.com/codes/icd-10-codes-range/N00-N99']N00-N99[/URL]) Excludes2: [/B]cert... [ Read More ]
Health Psychologist working in NICU
Does anyone have experience coding/billing for Psychologists that see parents of newborns in the NICU? Do you use Health & Behavior Assessment/Intervention codes? What about ICD-10 codes? P96.9 has... [ Read More ]
P07.38
You could use it for the lifetime of the patient, if it affected them for their lifetime. [I]The ICD-10-CM codes for perinatal conditions start from ICD-10-CM code P00 and goes through ICD-10-CM code... [ Read More ]
NAS conditions
[QUOTE="valleycoder, post: 464812, member: 17282"] Hi all, Would you consider NAS scoring conditions to be withdrawal symptoms if the provider is stating "NAS scores range from 3-8 for tremors, incre... [ Read More ]
NAS conditions
I was trained to only use P96.1 once morphine has been initiated. I have nothing more to offer on the subject as the only guidance I can get on this subject comes from what other coders say to do were... [ Read More ]
NAS conditions
Hi all, Would you consider NAS scoring conditions to be withdrawal symptoms if the provider is stating "NAS scores range from 3-8 for tremors, increased tone and excessive suck". I'm trying to deter... [ Read More ]
newborn coding
[b]Newborn pneumoperitoneum[/b] Hi, I didn't find any direct reference to this condition but with no confirmed NEC or other cause of the pneumoperitoneum, I would look to P96.89, Other specified co... [ Read More ]
Breast Buds
I double checked on icd10data.com and the diagnosis code that came up was P83.4. [url]https://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/P00-P96/P80-P83/P83-/P83.4[/url] Honestly, I have coding books but I ha... [ Read More ]
Breast Buds
What other code does everyone else use for P96.89 for New Born Breast buds? P96.89 "Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period" and ??? Thank you.... [ Read More ]
Newborn code needed
Hello, I am reading this post and noticed I had provided a response on another section where you asked the same thing. This is what I had responded on your other post. ---------------- Hello, I was... [ Read More ]
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