ICD-10 diagnosis code
P78.2 Neonatal haematemesis and melaena due to swallowed maternal blood
P78.2 is the ICD-10 code for Neonatal haematemesis and melaena due to swallowed maternal blood. It is a four-character subcategory of P78 (Other perinatal digestive system disorders), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block P75–P78 (Digestive system 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
P78.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
P78.2Hematemes och melena hos nyfödd orsakad av nedsvalt blod från modern
P78.2Hematemese eller melena hos nyfødt som følge av nedsvelget blod fra mor
DP782Hæmatemese eller melæna hos nyfødt ved synkning af blod fra moder
P78.2Äidistä peräisin olevan veren nielemisestä aiheutunut vastasyntyneen verenoksennus ja/tai meleena
P78.2Hämatemesis und Meläna beim Neugeborenen durch Verschlucken mütterlichen Blutes
P78.2Hématémèse et mélæna du nouveau-né dus à une ingestion de sang maternel
P78.2neonatale haematemesis en melena door ingeslikt bloed van moeder
P78.2Neonatal hematemesis and melena due to swallowed maternal blood
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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