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P24.30

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Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food without respiratory symptoms

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A newborn has inhaled milk or food that was regurgitated during delivery but is not showing any breathing difficulties.

Coding Tips

  • •This typically occurs during feeding or shortly after birth; document the timing and source of aspiration
  • •Confirm absence of respiratory symptoms to use this code rather than P24.31

Code Hierarchy

└P24Neonatal aspiration└P24.3Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food└P24.30Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food without respiratory symptoms
└P24.30Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food without respiratory symptoms

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