776.4 POLYCYTHEMIA NEONATORUM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 776.4

Short Description: Polycythemia neonatorum

Long Description: Polycythemia neonatorum

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
      • 776 Hematological disorders of fetus and newborn
        • 776.4 Polycythemia neonatorum

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 776.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Plethora 782.62
    • newborn 776.4
  • Polycythemia (primary) (rubra) (vera) (M9950/1) 238.4
    • due to
      • donor twin 776.4
      • maternal-fetal transfusion 776.4
    • neonatorum 776.4
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • hypertransfusion, newborn 776.4
    • parabiotic (transfusion)
      • recipient (twin) 776.4
    • transfusion
      • twin
        • recipient (infant) 776.4
    • twin-to-twin transfusion 762.3
      • recipient twin 776.4
  • Transfusion, blood
    • syndrome
      • twin-to-twin
        • recipient twin 776.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 776.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
776.4 Right Arrow P61.1 Polycythemia neonatorum
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
776.0 Hemorrhagic disease of newborn
776.1 Transient neonatal thrombocytopenia
776.2 Disseminated intravascular coagulation in newborn
776.3 Other transient neonatal disorders of coagulation
776.5 Congenital anemia
776.6 Anemia of prematurity
776.7 Transient neonatal neutropenia
776.8 Other specified transient hematological disorders of fetus or newborn
776.9 Unspecified hematological disorder specific to newborn


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