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779.4 - Drug Reactions And Intoxications Specific To Newborn


The ICD 9 Code for Drug reactions and intoxications specific to newborn is listed as 779.4.
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: 779.4
Long Description: Drug reactions and intoxications specific to newborn
Short Description: NB drug reaction/intoxic
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: P93.0 - Grey baby syndrome (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Code: P93.8 - Other reactions and intoxications due to drugs administered to newborn (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 779.4:
779.0 - Convulsions in newborn
779.1 - Other and unspecified cerebral irritability in newborn
779.2 - Cerebral depression, coma, and other abnormal cerebral signs in fetus or newborn
779.5 - Drug withdrawal syndrome in newborn
779.6 - Termination of pregnancy (fetus)
779.7 - Periventricular leukomalacia
779.9 - Unspecified condition originating in the perinatal period