779.7 - Periventricular Leukomalacia
The ICD 9 Code for Periventricular leukomalacia is listed as 779.7.
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: | 779.7 |
| Long Description: | Periventricular leukomalacia |
| Short Description: | Perivent leukomalacia |
| 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: | P91.2 - Neonatal cerebral leukomalacia (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 779.7: | |
| 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 | |
| 779.4 - Drug reactions and intoxications specific to newborn | |
| 779.5 - Drug withdrawal syndrome in newborn | |
| 779.6 - Termination of pregnancy (fetus) | |
| 779.9 - Unspecified condition originating in the perinatal period | |