779.84 - Meconium Staining
The ICD 9 Code for Meconium staining is listed as 779.84.
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: | 779.84 |
| Long Description: | Meconium staining |
| Short Description: | Meconium staining |
| 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: | P96.83 - Meconium staining |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 779.84: | |
| 779.81 - Neonatal bradycardia | |
| 779.82 - Neonatal tachycardia | |
| 779.83 - Delayed separation of umbilical cord | |
| 779.85 - Cardiac arrest of newborn | |
| 779.89 - Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period | |