P76-P78 — Digestive system disorders of newborn
Every ICD-10-CM code in this range and the PDGM clinical group CMS assigns to it, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.1.26.
Codes in range
19
No clinical group
2
A period cannot be grouped from these.
Barred as primary
0
CMS rejects these in the primary position.
Where these codes group
17 of the 19 codes in P76-P78 group to MMTA - Other. A further 2 are assigned no clinical group at all, which means a 30-day period cannot be grouped from them.
Every code in P76-P78
Descriptions are CMS’s own, abbreviated as CMS abbreviates them.
| Code | Description | Clinical group | Primary position |
|---|---|---|---|
| P760 | Meconium plug syndrome | A | Accepted |
| P761 | Transitory ileus of newborn | A | Accepted |
| P762 | Intestinal obstruction due to inspissated milk | A | Accepted |
| P768 | Other specified intestinal obstruction of newborn | A | Accepted |
| P769 | Intestinal obstruction of newborn, unspecified | None | Cannot group |
| P771 | Stage 1 necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn | A | Accepted |
| P772 | Stage 2 necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn | A | Accepted |
| P773 | Stage 3 necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn | A | Accepted |
| P779 | Necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn, unspecified | None | Cannot group |
| P780 | Perinatal intestinal perforation | A | Accepted |
| P781 | Other neonatal peritonitis | A | Accepted |
| P782 | Neonatal hematemesis and melena d/t swallowed matern blood | A | Accepted |
| P783 | Noninfective neonatal diarrhea | A | Accepted |
| P7881 | Congenital cirrhosis (of liver) | A | Accepted |
| P7882 | Peptic ulcer of newborn | A | Accepted |
| P7883 | Newborn esophageal reflux | A | Accepted |
| P7884 | Gestational alloimmune liver disease | A | Accepted |
| P7889 | Other specified perinatal digestive system disorders | A | Accepted |
| P789 | Perinatal digestive system disorder, unspecified | A | Accepted |
Source: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.1.26, effective 2026-04-01. 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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