778.7 NB BREAST ENGORGEMENT


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 778.7

Short Description: NB breast engorgement

Long Description: Breast engorgement in newborn

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
      • 778 Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn
        • 778.7 NB breast engorgement

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 778.7 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Engorgement
    • breast 611.79
      • newborn 778.7
  • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
    • breast 611.1
      • fetus or newborn 778.7
  • Mastitis (acute) (adolescent) (diffuse) (interstitial) (lobular) (nonpuerperal) (nonsuppurative) (parenchymatous) (phlegmonous) (simple) (subacute) (suppurative) 611.0
    • neonatal (noninfective) 778.7
      • infective 771.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 778.7 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
778.7 Right Arrow P83.4 Breast engorgement of newborn
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
778.0 Hydrops fetalis not due to isoimmunization
778.1 Sclerema neonatorum
778.2 Cold injury syndrome of newborn
778.3 Other hypothermia of newborn
778.4 Other disturbances of temperature regulation of newborn
778.5 Other and unspecified edema of newborn
778.6 Congenital hydrocele
778.8 Other specified conditions involving the integument of fetus and newborn
778.9 Unspecified condition involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn


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