768.72 MOD HYPOX-ISCHEM ENCEPH


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 768.72

Short Description: Mod hypox-ischem enceph

Long Description: Moderate hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

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
        • 768.72 Mod hypox-ischem enceph

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 768.72 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Damage
    • brain 348.9
      • anoxic, hypoxic 348.1
        • ischemic, in newborn 768.70
          • moderate 768.72
  • Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
    • hypoxic - see also Damage, brain, anoxic
      • ischemic (HIE) 768.70
        • moderate 768.72
  • HIE (hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy) 768.70
    • moderate 768.72
  • Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) 768.70
    • moderate 768.72

Crosswalk Information

The code 768.72 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
768.72 Right Arrow P91.62 Moderate hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
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
768.3 Fetal distress first noted during labor and delivery, 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
768.73 Severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
768.9 Unspecified severity of birth asphyxia in liveborn infant


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