P22.9 RESPIRATORY DISTRESS OF NEWBORN, UNSPECIFIED

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P22.9
Short Description: Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified
Long Description: Respiratory distress of newborn, unspecified
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code P22.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
- Respiratory and cardiovascular disorders specific to the perinatal period (P19-P29)
  - Respiratory distress of newborn (P22)

Synonyms

Acute respiratory distress
Acute respiratory distress in newborn
Brain lung thyroid syndrome
Chronic respiratory failure
Distal spinal muscular atrophy
Early-onset myopathy, areflexia, respiratory distress, dysphagia syndrome
Neonatal respiratory distress
Respiratory distress
Respiratory distress
Respiratory distress
Respiratory distress
Respiratory distress in early neonatal period
Spinal muscular atrophy with respiratory distress type 2
X-linked distal hereditary motor neuropathy

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code P22.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

Type 1 Excludes Notes:
- respiratory arrest of newborn (@P28.81*)
- respiratory failure of newborn NOS (@P28.5*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
P22.9		770.89	Resp prob after brth NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
P22	Respiratory distress of newborn
P22.0	Respiratory distress syndrome of newborn
P22.1	Transient tachypnea of newborn
P22.8	Other respiratory distress of newborn

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025

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