P54.1 is the ICD-10 code for Neonatal melaena. It is a four-character subcategory of P54 (Other neonatal haemorrhages), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block P50–P61 (Haemorrhagic and haematological disorders of fetus and newborn) 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
What P54.1 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- that due to swallowed maternal blood P78.2
P54.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
P54.1Melena hos nyfödd
P54.1Melena hos nyfødt
DP541Melæna hos nyfødt
P54.1Vastasyntyneen meleena
P54.1Meläna beim Neugeborenen
P54.1Mélæna du nouveau-né
P54.1neonatale melena
P54.1Neonatal melena
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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