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P96.83

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Meconium staining

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

What This Code Means

The newborn's skin, umbilical cord, or amniotic fluid is stained with meconium (the baby's first stool), which can indicate fetal distress during pregnancy.

Coding Tips

  • •Document whether meconium aspiration occurred and if the infant required respiratory support
  • •Use additional codes if meconium aspiration syndrome develops (P24.00-P24.01)

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

Code Hierarchy

└P96Other conditions originating in the perinatal period└P96.8Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period└P96.83Meconium staining
└P96.83Meconium staining

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