779.89 PERINATAL CONDITION NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 779.89

Short Description: Perinatal condition NEC

Long Description: Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
      • 779 Other and ill-defined conditions originating in the perinatal period
        • 779.89 Perinatal condition NEC

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 779.89 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Accident, accidental - see also condition
    • intrauterine 779.89
  • Atonia, atony, atonic
    • congenital 779.89
  • Birth
    • shock, newborn 779.89
  • Breast - see also condition
    • buds 259.1
      • in newborn 779.89
  • Buds
    • in newborn 779.89
  • Circulation
    • failure 799.89
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
  • Collapse 780.2
    • during or after labor and delivery 669.1
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
    • vascular (peripheral) 785.59
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • myocardium, myocardial (brown) (calcareous) (fatty) (fibrous) (hyaline) (mural) (muscular) (pigmentary) (senile) (with arteriosclerosis) 429.1
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
    • pigmentary (diffuse) (general)
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • navel (newborn) NEC 779.89
      • delayed separation of umbilical cord 779.83
    • umbilicus (newborn) NEC 779.89
      • delayed separation 779.83
  • Edema, edematous 782.3
    • heart (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
      • newborn 779.89
  • Exhaustion, exhaustive (physical NEC) 780.79
    • fetus or newborn 779.89
  • Failure, failed
    • cardiac (see also Failure, heart) 428.9
      • newborn 779.89
    • circulation, circulatory 799.89
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
    • heart (acute) (sudden) 428.9
      • congestive (compensated) (decompensated) (see also Failure, heart) 428.0
        • fetus or newborn 779.89
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
    • vital centers, fetus or newborn 779.89
  • Fetus, fetal - see also condition
    • papyraceous 779.89
  • Harlequin (fetus) 757.1
    • color change syndrome 779.89
  • Hypertonicity
    • fetus or newborn 779.89
    • infancy 779.89
      • due to electrolyte imbalance 779.89
  • Hypoperfusion (in)
    • newborn 779.89
  • Hypotonia, hypotonicity, hypotony 781.3
    • congenital 779.89
      • benign 358.8
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
    • circulatory NEC 459.9
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
    • heart - see also Insufficiency, myocardial
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
    • myocardial, myocardium (with arteriosclerosis) 428.0
      • fetus or newborn 779.89
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn)
    • breast buds 779.89
    • specified condition NEC 779.89
  • Papyraceous fetus 779.89
    • complicating pregnancy 646.0
  • Prostration 780.79
    • newborn 779.89
  • Shock 785.50
    • birth, fetus or newborn NEC 779.89
  • Strophulus (newborn) 779.89
    • pruriginosus 698.2
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • harlequin color change 779.89
  • Toxemia 799.89
    • congenital NEC 779.89
    • fetus or newborn NEC 779.89
  • Uremia, uremic (absorption) (amaurosis) (amblyopia) (aphasia) (apoplexy) (coma) (delirium) (dementia) (dropsy) (dyspnea) (fever) (intoxication) (mania) (paralysis) (poisoning) (toxemia) (vomiting) 586
    • congenital 779.89
  • Vitality, lack or want of 780.79
    • newborn 779.89
  • Weak, weakness (generalized) 780.79
    • congenital 779.89
    • newborn 779.89

Crosswalk Information

The code 779.89 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
779.89 Right Arrow P29.0 Neonatal cardiac failure
P29.89 Oth cardiovasc disorders originating in the perinatal period
P94.1 Congenital hypertonia
P94.2 Congenital hypotonia
P96.89 Oth conditions originating in the perinatal period
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
779.0 Convulsions in newborn
779.1 Other and unspecified cerebral irritability in newborn
779.2 Cerebral depression, coma, and other abnormal cerebral signs in fetus or newborn
779.31 Feeding problems in newborn
779.32 Bilious vomiting in newborn
779.33 Other vomiting in newborn
779.34 Failure to thrive in newborn
779.4 Drug reactions and intoxications specific to newborn
779.5 Drug withdrawal syndrome in newborn
779.6 Termination of pregnancy (fetus)
779.7 Periventricular leukomalacia
779.81 Neonatal bradycardia
779.82 Neonatal tachycardia
779.83 Delayed separation of umbilical cord
779.84 Meconium staining
779.85 Cardiac arrest of newborn
779.9 Unspecified condition originating in the perinatal period


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