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768.3 FETAL DISTRS DUR LAB/DEL


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 768.3

Short Description: Fetal distrs dur lab/del

Long Description: Fetal distress first noted during labor and delivery, in liveborn infant

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
      • 768 Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia
        • 768.3 Fetal distrs dur lab/del

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 768.3 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Acidemia 276.2
    • fetal
      • during labor and delivery, in liveborn infant 768.3
  • Distress
    • fetal (syndrome) 768.4
      • liveborn infant 768.4
        • first noted
          • during labor and delivery 768.3

Crosswalk Information

The code 768.3 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
768.3 Right Arrow P19.1 Metabolic acidemia in newborn first noted during labor
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
768.0 Fetal death from asphyxia or anoxia before onset of labor or at unspecified time
768.1 Fetal death from asphyxia or anoxia during labor
768.2 Fetal distress before onset of labor, in liveborn infant
768.4 Fetal distress, unspecified as to time of onset, in liveborn infant
768.5 Severe birth asphyxia
768.6 Mild or moderate birth asphyxia
768.70 Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, unspecified
768.71 Mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
768.72 Moderate hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
768.73 Severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
768.9 Unspecified severity of birth asphyxia in liveborn infant

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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