767.5 FACIAL NERVE INJ-BIRTH


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 767.5

Short Description: Facial nerve inj-birth

Long Description: Facial nerve injury due to birth trauma

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
      • 767 Birth trauma
        • 767.5 Facial nerve inj-birth

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 767.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Bell's
    • palsy, paralysis 351.0
      • infant 767.5
      • newborn 767.5
  • Birth
    • injury NEC 767.9
      • nerves (cranial, peripheral) 767.7
        • facial 767.5
      • paralysis 767.7
        • facial nerve 767.5
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • facial nerve (seventh) 351.9
      • newborn 767.5
  • Ganglionitis
    • geniculate 351.1
      • newborn 767.5
  • Injury 959.9
    • nerve 957.9
      • facial 951.4
        • newborn 767.5
  • Neuritis (see also Neuralgia) 729.2
    • cranial nerve - see also Disorder, nerve, cranial
      • seventh or facial 351.8
        • newborn 767.5
    • facial (nerve) 351.8
      • newborn 767.5
  • Palsy (see also Paralysis) 344.9
    • Bell's 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
    • facial 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
    • seventh nerve 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • Bell's 351.0
      • newborn 767.5
    • facial (nerve) 351.0
      • birth injury 767.5
      • congenital 767.5
      • newborn 767.5
    • nerve - see also Disorder, nerve
      • seventh or facial 351.0
        • birth injury 767.5
        • newborn 767.5
      • facial 351.0
        • birth injury 767.5
        • newborn 767.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 767.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
767.5 Right Arrow P11.3 Birth injury to facial nerve
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
767.0 Subdural and cerebral hemorrhage
767.11 Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage (massive)
767.19 Other injuries to scalp
767.2 Fracture of clavicle due to birth trauma
767.3 Other injuries to skeleton due to birth trauma
767.4 Injury to spine and spinal cord due to birth trauma
767.6 Injury to brachial plexus due to birth trauma
767.7 Other cranial and peripheral nerve injuries due to birth trauma
767.8 Other specified birth trauma
767.9 Birth trauma, unspecified


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