762.4 PROLAPSED CORD AFF NB


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 762.4

Short Description: Prolapsed cord aff NB

Long Description: Prolapsed umbilical cord affecting fetus or newborn

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Maternal causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality (760-763)
      • 762 Fetus or newborn affected by complications of placenta, cord, and membranes
        • 762.4 Prolapsed cord aff NB

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 762.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Compression
    • umbilical cord
      • affecting fetus or newborn 762.5
        • cord prolapsed 762.4
  • Cord - see also condition
    • prolapse
      • affecting fetus or newborn 762.4
  • Prolapse, prolapsed
    • umbilical cord
      • affecting fetus or newborn 762.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 762.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
762.4 Right Arrow P02.4 Newborn affected by prolapsed cord
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
762.0 Placenta previa affecting fetus or newborn
762.1 Other forms of placental separation and hemorrhage affecting fetus or newborn
762.2 Other and unspecified morphological and functional abnormalities of placenta affecting fetus or newborn
762.3 Placental transfusion syndromes affecting fetus or newborn
762.5 Other compression of umbilical cord affecting fetus or newborn
762.6 Other and unspecified conditions of umbilical cord affecting fetus or newborn
762.7 Chorioamnionitis affecting fetus or newborn
762.8 Other specified abnormalities of chorion and amnion affecting fetus or newborn
762.9 Unspecified abnormality of chorion and amnion affecting fetus or newborn


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