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P77

Necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 4 more specific codes instead:

  • P77.1 Stage 1 necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn
  • P77.2 Stage 2 necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn
  • P77.3 Stage 3 necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn
  • P77.9 Necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn, unspecified

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Necrotizing enterocolitis of newborn
  2. FY2010 Removed from the draft draft
  3. FY2012 Returned to the draft draft