P24.01 is the authoritative medical code for Meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms (ICD-10-CM P24.01), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code P24.01. Includes: aspiration in utero and during delivery. Inclusion terms: Meconium aspiration pneumonia; Meconium aspiration pneumonitis; Meconium aspiration syndrome NOS. Excludes1 (not coded here): meconium passage (without aspiration) during delivery P03.82; meconium staining P96.83. Use additional code: code to identify any secondary pulmonary hypertension, if applicable I27.2-.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for P24.01 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- aspiration in utero and during delivery
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Meconium aspiration pneumonia
- Meconium aspiration pneumonitis
- Meconium aspiration syndrome NOS
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- meconium passage (without aspiration) during delivery P03.82
- meconium staining P96.83
Use Additional Code
Supplementary codes the tabular list directs you to add.
- code to identify any secondary pulmonary hypertension, if applicable I27.2-
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with P24.01?
Per Excludes1 instructions, P24.01 must not be reported with: meconium passage (without aspiration) during delivery (P03.82 ); meconium staining (P96.83 ).
Is an additional code needed with P24.01?
Use additional code(s) to specify: code to identify any secondary pulmonary hypertension, if applicable (I27.2-).
What conditions are included under P24.01?
Meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms includes: Meconium aspiration pneumonia; Meconium aspiration pneumonitis; Meconium aspiration syndrome NOS.
Codes in This Family (16)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as P24.01, with their registry titles.
- P24 — Neonatal aspiration
- P24.0 — Meconium aspiration
- P24.00 — Meconium aspiration without respiratory symptoms
- P24.1 — Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus
- P24.10 — Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus without respiratory symptoms
- P24.11 — Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus with respiratory symptoms
- P24.2 — Neonatal aspiration of blood
- P24.20 — Neonatal aspiration of blood without respiratory symptoms
- P24.21 — Neonatal aspiration of blood with respiratory symptoms
- P24.3 — Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food
- P24.30 — Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food without respiratory symptoms
- P24.31 — Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food with respiratory symptoms
- P24.8 — Other neonatal aspiration
- P24.80 — Other neonatal aspiration without respiratory symptoms
- P24.81 — Other neonatal aspiration with respiratory symptoms
- P24.9 — Neonatal aspiration, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (8)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Aspiration, meconium (newborn) (without respiratory symptoms), with, pneumonitis (pneumonitis)
- Aspiration, meconium (newborn) (without respiratory symptoms), with, respiratory symptoms
- Inhalation, meconium (newborn), with, pneumonia (pneumonitis)
- Inhalation, meconium (newborn), with, with respiratory symptoms
- Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved), aspiration, newborn, meconium
- Pneumonia (acute) (double) (migratory) (purulent) (septic) (unresolved), meconium
- Pneumonitis (acute) (primary), meconium
- Syndrome, aspiration, of newborn, meconium
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