P92.5
Billable codeNeonatal difficulty in feeding at breast
The ICD-10 code for neonatal difficulty in feeding at breast is P92.5.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- P92.0Vomiting of newbornnon-billable header
- P92.1Regurgitation and rumination of newborn
- P92.2Slow feeding of newborn
- P92.3Underfeeding of newborn
- P92.4Overfeeding of newborn
- P92.6Failure to thrive in newborn
- P92.8Other feeding problems of newborn
- P92.9Feeding problem of newborn, unspecified
- P92.5Neonatal difficulty in feeding at breast
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 77931Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
P92.5 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.