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779.31 - Feeding Problems In Newborn


The ICD 9 Code for Feeding problems in newborn is listed as 779.31.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 779.31
Long Description: Feeding problems in newborn
Short Description: NB feeding problems
Chapter: Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period
Block: Other Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period (764-779)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: P92.1 - Regurgitation and rumination of newborn (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: P92.2 - Slow feeding of newborn (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: P92.8 - Other feeding problems of newborn (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: P92.9 - Feeding problem of newborn, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 779.31:
779.32 - Bilious vomiting in newborn
779.33 - Other vomiting in newborn
779.34 - Failure to thrive in newborn