740.0 ANENCEPHALUS

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Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 740.0

Short Description: Anencephalus

Long Description: Anencephalus

Code Classification:

Congenital anomalies (740–759)
- Congenital anomalies (740-759)
  - 740 Anencephalus and similar anomalies
    - 740.0 Anencephalus

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 740.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Absence (organ or part) (complete or partial)
- brain 740.0
  - specified part 742.2
- skull bone 756.0
  - with
    - anencephalus 740.0

Acephalia, acephalism, acephaly 740.0

Acephalic� 740.0

Acephalus 740.0

Acrania� 740.0

Agenesis - see also Absence, by site, congenital
- brain 740.0
  - specified part 742.2
- skull (bone) 756.0
  - with
    - anencephalus 740.0

Amyelencephalus 740.0

Anencephalus, anencephaly 740.0
- fetal, affecting management of pregnancy 655.0

Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
- bone NEC 756.9
  - skull 756.0
    - with
      - anencephalus 740.0
- hemianencephaly 740.0
- hemicephaly 740.0
- hemicrania 740.0
- skull (bone) 756.0
  - with
    - anencephalus 740.0
- specified type NEC
  - bone(s) 756.9
    - skull 756.0
      - with
        anencephalus 740.0
  - skull (bone(s)) 756.0
    - with
      - anencephalus 740.0

Aplasia - see also Agenesis
- brain 740.0
  - specified part 742.2

Deformity 738.9
- skull (acquired) 738.19
  - congenital 756.0
    - with
      - anencephalus 740.0

Distortion (congenital)
- skull bone(s) 756.0
  - with
    - anencephalus 740.0

Hemianencephaly 740.0

Hemicephalus, hemicephaly 740.0

Hemicrania 346.9
- congenital malformation 740.0

Hypoplasia, hypoplasis 759.89
- skull (bone) 756.0
  - with
    - anencephalus 740.0

Imperfect
- closure (congenital)
  - skull 756.0
    - with
      - anencephalus 740.0

Paratyphoid (fever) - see Fever, paratyphoid

Crosswalk Information

The code 740.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

ICD-9 Code		ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
740.0		Q00.0	Anencephaly

This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
740.1	Craniorachischisis
740.2	Iniencephaly

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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