798.0 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYND


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 798.0

Short Description: Sudden infant death synd

Long Description: Sudden infant death syndrome

Code Classification:

  • Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780–799)
    • Ill-defined and unknown causes of morbidity and mortality (797-799)
      • 798 Sudden death, cause unknown
        • 798.0 Sudden infant death synd

This code is valid for pediatric diagnoses (age 0 through 17)

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 798.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Cot death 798.0
  • Crib death 798.0
  • Death
    • cot (infant) 798.0
    • crib (infant) 798.0
    • sudden (cause unknown) 798.1
      • infant, syndrome (SIDS) 798.0
  • Sudden
    • death, cause unknown (less than 24 hours) 798.1
      • infant 798.0
    • infant death syndrome 798.0
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • crib death 798.0
    • infant
      • death, sudden (SIDS) 798.0
    • sudden infant death (SIDS) 798.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 798.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
798.0 Right Arrow R99 Ill-defined and unknown cause of mortality
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
798.1 Instantaneous death
798.2 Death occurring in less than 24 hours from onset of symptoms, not otherwise explained
798.9 Unattended death


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