P03.82 vs P24.0
P03.82 (Meconium passage during delivery) compared with P24.0 (Meconium aspiration), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.
Can these codes be reported together?
No — do not report together. P24.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering P03.82: “meconium passage (without aspiration) during delivery (P03.82 )”
Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).
Side by side
| P03.82Meconium passage during delivery | P24.0Meconium aspiration | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| Classification | P00-P96 — Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96) | P00-P96 — Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96) |
| Definition | Meconium passage during delivery is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (P03.82). | Meconium aspiration is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (P24.0). |
| Includes | — | aspiration in utero and during delivery |
| Code first | any current condition in newborn | — |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources