765.21 <24 COMP WKS GESTATION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 765.21

Short Description: <24 comp wks gestation

Long Description: Less than 24 completed weeks of gestation

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
      • 765 Disorders relating to short gestation and unspecified low birthweight
        • 765.21 <24 comp wks gestation

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 765.21 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn)
    • gestation
      • less than 24 completed weeks 765.21

Crosswalk Information

The code 765.21 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
765.21 Right Arrow P07.21 Extreme immaturity of NB, gestatnl age < 23 completed weeks
P07.22 Extreme immaturity of NB, gestatnl age 23 completed weeks
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
765.00 Extreme immaturity, unspecified [weight]
765.01 Extreme immaturity, less than 500 grams
765.02 Extreme immaturity, 500-749 grams
765.03 Extreme immaturity, 750-999 grams
765.04 Extreme immaturity, 1,000-1,249 grams
765.05 Extreme immaturity, 1,250-1,499 grams
765.06 Extreme immaturity, 1,500-1,749 grams
765.07 Extreme immaturity, 1,750-1,999 grams
765.08 Extreme immaturity, 2,000-2,499 grams
765.09 Extreme immaturity, 2,500 grams and over
765.10 Other preterm infants, unspecified [weight]
765.11 Other preterm infants, less than 500 grams
765.12 Other preterm infants, 500-749 grams
765.13 Other preterm infants, 750-999 grams
765.14 Other preterm infants, 1,000-1,249 grams
765.15 Other preterm infants, 1,250-1,499 grams
765.16 Other preterm infants, 1,500-1,749 grams
765.17 Other preterm infants, 1,750-1,999 grams
765.18 Other preterm infants, 2,000-2,499 grams
765.19 Other preterm infants, 2,500 grams and over
765.20 Unspecified weeks of gestation
765.22 24 completed weeks of gestation
765.23 25-26 completed weeks of gestation
765.24 27-28 completed weeks of gestation
765.25 29-30 completed weeks of gestation
765.26 31-32 completed weeks of gestation
765.27 33-34 completed weeks of gestation
765.28 35-36 completed weeks of gestation
765.29 37 or more completed weeks of gestation


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