ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
P24 Neonatal aspiration
All 11 codes in the P24 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
11
Can lead a claim
11
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to P24
All 11 codes group to MMTA - Other. None of the 11 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.
Every code in P24
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P24.0 Meconium aspiration | ||||
| P24.00 | Meconium aspiration without respiratory symptoms | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P24.01 | Meconium aspiration with respiratory symptoms | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P24.1 Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus | ||||
| P24.10 | Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus without respiratory symptomsCMS: Neonatal aspirat of amnio fluid and mucus w/o resp symp | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P24.11 | Neonatal aspiration of (clear) amniotic fluid and mucus with respiratory symptomsCMS: Neonatal aspirat of amnio fluid and mucus w resp symp | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P24.2 Neonatal aspiration of blood | ||||
| P24.20 | Neonatal aspiration of blood without respiratory symptoms | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P24.21 | Neonatal aspiration of blood with respiratory symptoms | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P24.3 Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food | ||||
| P24.30 | Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food without respiratory symptomsCMS: Neonatal aspirat of milk and regurgitated food w/o resp symp | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P24.31 | Neonatal aspiration of milk and regurgitated food with respiratory symptomsCMS: Neonatal aspirat of milk and regurgitated food w resp symp | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P24.8 Other neonatal aspiration | ||||
| P24.80 | Other neonatal aspiration without respiratory symptoms | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P24.81 | Other neonatal aspiration with respiratory symptoms | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| P24.9 | Neonatal aspiration, unspecified | Can lead a claim | A | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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