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Diagnosis Code

P54.1 NEONATAL MELENA


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P54.1

Short Description: Neonatal melena

Long Description: Neonatal melena

The code P54.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Hemorrhagic and hematological disorders of newborn (P50-P61)
      • Other neonatal hemorrhages (P54)
        • P54.1 Neonatal melena

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Hematochezia
  • Hematochezia
  • Melena
  • Melena
  • Melena
  • Melena due to gastrointestinal hemorrhage
  • Neonatal melena
  • Occult blood detected in feces
  • Perinatal melena
  • Stool flecked with blood
  • Trace occult blood detected in feces

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code P54.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • neonatal melena due to swallowed maternal blood (@P78.2*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P54.1 Right Arrow 772.4 NB GI hemorrhage

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
P54 Other neonatal hemorrhages
P54.0 Neonatal hematemesis
P54.2 Neonatal rectal hemorrhage
P54.3 Other neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage
P54.4 Neonatal adrenal hemorrhage
P54.5 Neonatal cutaneous hemorrhage
P54.6 Neonatal vaginal hemorrhage
P54.8 Other specified neonatal hemorrhages
P54.9 Neonatal hemorrhage, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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