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Compare/P54.3 vs P78

P54.3 vs P78

P54.3 (Other neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage) compared with P78 (Other perinatal digestive system disorders), 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. P78 carries an Excludes1 note covering P54.3: “neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhages (P54.0-P54.3)”

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

P54.3Other neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhageP78Other perinatal digestive system disorders
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: P78.0, P78.1, P78.2, P78.3, P78.81

ClassificationP00-P96 — Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96)P00-P96 — Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96)
DefinitionOther neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (P54.3).Other perinatal digestive system disorders is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (P78).

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources