ICD-10-CM Codes
P00-P96 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
P76-P78 Digestive system disorders of newborn
P78- Other perinatal digestive system disorders

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P78.89

Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders

2016

2017

2018

Billable/Specific Code

Code on Newborn Record

P78.89 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2018 edition of ICD-10-CM P78.89 became effective on October 1, 2017.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of P78.89 - other international versions of ICD-10 P78.89 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

P78.89 should be used on the newborn record - not on the maternal record.

The following code(s) above P78.89 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to P78.89:

P00-P96
2018 ICD-10-CM Range P00-P96
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Includes
- conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
Note
- Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
Type 2 Excludes
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- tetanus neonatorum (A33)
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
P78
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P78
Other perinatal digestive system disorders
Type 1 Excludes
- cystic fibrosis (E84.0-E84.9)
- neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhages (P54.0-P54.3)
Other perinatal digestive system disorders

Approximate Synonyms

Cholestasis in newborn
Neonatal cholestasis

ICD-10-CM P78.89 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

794 Neonate with other significant problems

Convert P78.89 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to P78.89:

Disorder (of) - see also Disease
- digestive (system) K92.9
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K92.9
  Disease of digestive system, unspecified
  2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code
  - newborn P78.9
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P78.9
    Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified
    2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code Code on Newborn Record
    - specified NEC P78.89

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To P78.89

P78 Other perinatal digestive system disorders

P78.0 Perinatal intestinal perforation

P78.1 Other neonatal peritonitis

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

P78.3 Noninfective neonatal diarrhea

P78.8 Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders

P78.81 Congenital cirrhosis (of liver)

P78.82 Peptic ulcer of newborn

P78.83 Newborn esophageal reflux

P78.84 Gestational alloimmune liver disease

P78.89 Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders

P78.9 Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified

P80 Hypothermia of newborn

P80.0 Cold injury syndrome

P80.8 Other hypothermia of newborn

P80.9 Hypothermia of newborn, unspecified

P81 Other disturbances of temperature regulation of newborn

P81.0 Environmental hyperthermia of newborn

P81.8 Other specified disturbances of temperature regulation of newborn

P81.9 Disturbance of temperature regulation of newborn, unspecified

P83 Other conditions of integument specific to newborn

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P78.89

Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period

Other perinatal digestive system disorders

Disease of digestive system, unspecified

Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified