P78.2
Neonatal hematemesis and melena due to swallowed maternal blood
Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 7 never code together
P78code
Excludes1
- cystic fibrosis (E84.0-E84.9)E84.0-E84.9
- neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhages (P54.0-P54.3)P54.0-P54.3
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Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.
Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 2
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Notes
- Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
Includes
- conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
Index entries leading here 3
Alongside this code 5 same parent — P78
Medications 1
MED-RT files conditions by MeSH, which carves the world differently from ICD-10. These are name matches on this code's description, offered as candidates — not as an assertion that they are this code.
Additional references
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Official coding advice for this code. Published by the American Hospital Association. Not included in this installation.