Diagnosis Code

P71.3 NEONATAL TETANY WITHOUT CALCIUM OR MAGNESIUM DEFICIENCY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P71.3

Short Description: Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency

Long Description: Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency

The code P71.3 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
      • Transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metab (P71)
        • P71.3 Neonatal tetany without calcium or magnesium deficiency

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Carpopedal spasm
  • Early neonatal hypocalcemic tetany
  • Neonatal hypocalcemic tetany
  • Neonatal tetany without calcium deficiency
  • Neonatal tetany without magnesium deficiency
  • Tetany
  • Tetany
  • Tetany
  • Tetany
  • Tetany

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code P71.3 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Neonatal tetany NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P71.3 Right Arrow 775.4 Hypocalcem/hypomagnes NB

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
P71 Transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism
P71.0 Cow's milk hypocalcemia in newborn
P71.1 Other neonatal hypocalcemia
P71.2 Neonatal hypomagnesemia
P71.4 Transitory neonatal hypoparathyroidism
P71.8 Other transitory neonatal disorders of calcium and magnesium metabolism
P71.9 Transitory neonatal disorder of calcium and magnesium metabolism, unspecified


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