P76.0 — Meconium plug syndrome
Is P76.0 billable?
Yes — P76.0 is billable for FY2027. P76.0 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. P76.0 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
P76.0 at a glance
| Code | P76.0 |
|---|---|
| Description | Meconium plug syndrome |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does P76.0 group to?
P76.0 sits in MDC 15 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 791Prematurity with Major Problemsmedical
How is P76.0 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to P76.0. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Delay, delayed › passage of meconium
- Ileus › meconium (bowel) (colon) (inhibitory) (intestine)
- Meconium › ileus, newborn
- Meconium › obstruction, newborn
- Meconium › plug syndromeNEC
- Plug › meconiumNEC syndrome
- Syndrome › meconium plug
- Ileus › meconium › meaning meconium plug (bowel) (colon) (inhibitory) (intestine)
- Ileus › newborn › due to meconium (bowel) (colon) (inhibitory) (intestine)
- Meconium › ileus, newborn › meaning meconium plug
- Meconium › obstruction, newborn › due to fecaliths
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive › meconium › newborn
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with P76.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- meconium ileus in cystic fibrosis (E84.11)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to P76.0.
- Meconium ileus NOS
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 16
The conditions below are not part of P76.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, P76.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has P76.0 existed?
P76.0 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with P76.0?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with P76.0 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.