P78.8 is the ICD-10 code for Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders. 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
What P78.8 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Congenital cirrhosis (of liver)
- Neonatal oesophageal reflux
- Peptic ulcer of newborn
P78.8 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
P78.8Andra specificerade sjukdomar i matsmältningsorganen hos foster och nyfödd
P78.8Annen spesifisert forstyrrelse i fordøyelsessystemet i perinatalperioden
DP788Anden perinatal sygdom i fordøjelsessystemet
- DP788AMedfødt levercirrose
- DP788BPeptisk ulcus hos nyfødt
Listed through more specific codes:
- P78.80Synnynnäinen maksafibroosi
- P78.81Synnynnäinen maksakirroosi
- P78.85Vastasyntyneen peptinen haava
- P78.89Muu sikiön ja vastasyntyneen ruuansulatuselinten sairaus
P78.8Sonstige näher bezeichnete Krankheiten des Verdauungssystems in der Perinatalperiode
P78.8Autres affections périnatales précisées de l'appareil digestif
P78.8overige gespecificeerde perinatale aandoeningen van spijsverteringsstelsel
Listed through more specific codes:
- P78.81Congenital cirrhosis (of liver)
- P78.82Peptic ulcer of newborn
- P78.83Newborn esophageal reflux
- P78.84Gestational alloimmune liver disease
- P78.89Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders
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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