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P24.0 Neonatal aspiration of meconium

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P24.0 is the ICD-10 code for Neonatal aspiration of meconium. It is a four-character subcategory of P24 (Neonatal aspiration syndromes), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block P20–P29 (Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period) in Chapter XVI, Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVI · P00–P96
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

P24.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

P24.0Mekoniumaspiration hos nyfödd

NorwayICD-10-NO

P24.0Aspirasjon av mekonium hos nyfødt

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DP240Aspiration af mekonium hos nyfødt

FinlandICD-10-FI

P24.0Vastasyntyneen mekoniumaspiraatio

GermanyICD-10-GM

P24.0Mekoniumaspiration durch das Neugeborene

FranceICD-10-FR

P24.0Inhalation néonatale de méconium

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

P24.0neonatale aspiratie van meconium

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • P24.00Meconium aspiration without respiratory symptoms
  • P24.01Meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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