R68.13 - Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)

The ICD 10 Code for Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE) is listed as R68.13.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	R68.13
Description:	Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE) Apparent life threatening event in newborn Code first confirmed diagnosis, if known Use additional code(s) for associated signs and symptoms if no confirmed diagnosis established, or if signs and symptoms are not associated routinely with confirmed diagnosis, or provide additional information for cause of ALTE
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	951 - Other Factors Influencing Health Status

Chapter	Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
Block	General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Parent	R68.1 - Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	799.82 - Apparent life threatening event in infant
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of R68.13:
R68.11 - Excessive crying of infant (baby)
R68.12 - Fussy infant (baby)
R68.19 - Other nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy