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2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 742.9
Unspecified congenital anomaly of brain spinal cord and nervous system
- Short description: NERVOUS SYSTEM ANOM NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 742.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 742.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2006 version of ICD-9-CM 742.9.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 742.9: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
742.9 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q07.9 Congenital malformation of nervous system, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
- Brain anomaly
- Brain anomaly, congenital
- Central nervous system (CNS) malformation, fetal
- CNS anomaly, fetal
- Congenital anomaly of brain
- Congenital anomaly of nervous system
- Congenital anomaly of spine
- Congenital brain anomaly
- Congenital corpus callosum anomaly
- Congenital malformation of corpus callosum
- Congenital nervous system anomaly
- Congenital spinal cord anomaly
- Corpus callosum anomaly, congenital
- Fetus with central nervous system malformation (disorder)
- Nervous system anomaly
- Nervous system anomaly, congenital
- Neural tube defect
- Spinal cord anomaly
- Spinal cord anomaly, congenital
Applies To
- Anomaly of brain, nervous system, and spinal cord
- Congenital, of brain, nervous system, and spinal cord:
- disease of brain, nervous system, and spinal cord
- lesion of brain, nervous system, and spinal cord
- Deformity of brain, nervous system, and spinal cord
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
742.9:
- Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
development, developmental NEC 759.9![](/images/note.png)
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bone 756.9![](/images/note.png)
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central nervous system 742.9
- Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) 759.9
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acoustic nerve 742.9
brain 742.9
choroid 743.9![](/images/note.png)
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plexus 742.9
dura 742.9
gyri 742.9
meninges 742.9
nerve 742.9![](/images/vertical.gif)
acoustic 742.9![](/images/vertical.gif)
optic 742.9![](/images/vertical.gif)
specified type NEC 742.8![](/images/note.png)
nervous system NEC 742.9![](/images/vertical.gif)
brain 742.9![](/images/vertical.gif)
specified type NEC 742.8![](/images/note.png)
neurological 742.9
optic
sense organs 742.9
- Deformity 738.9
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brain (congenital) 742.9
cerebral (congenital) 742.9
choroid (congenital) 743.9![](/images/note.png)
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acquired 363.8![](/images/note.png)
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plexus (congenital) 742.9
dura (congenital) 742.9
meninges or membrane (congenital) 742.9
nervous system (congenital) 742.9
spinal![](/images/16x16.gif)
column - see Deformity, spine![](/images/16x16.gif)
cord (congenital) 742.9![](/images/16x16.gif)
nerve root (congenital) 742.9
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
brain 348.9![](/images/note.png)
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Alzheimer's 331.0![](/images/note.png)
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with dementia - see Alzheimer's, dementia
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arterial, artery 437.9![](/images/note.png)
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arteriosclerotic 437.0![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 742.9![](/images/vertical.gif)
degenerative - see Degeneration, brain![](/images/vertical.gif)
inflammatory - see also Encephalitis![](/images/vertical.gif)
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late effect - see category 326![](/images/note.png)
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organic 348.9![](/images/note.png)
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parasitic NEC 123.9![](/images/note.png)
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Pick's 331.11![](/images/note.png)
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senile 331.2![](/images/note.png)
nervous system (central) 349.9![](/images/note.png)
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autonomic, peripheral (see also Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic) 337.9![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 742.9![](/images/vertical.gif)
inflammatory - see Encephalitis![](/images/vertical.gif)
parasympathetic (see also Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic) 337.9![](/images/note.png)
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peripheral NEC 355.9![](/images/note.png)
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specified NEC 349.89![](/images/note.png)
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sympathetic (see also Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic) 337.9![](/images/note.png)
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vegetative (see also Neuropathy, peripheral, autonomic) 337.9![](/images/note.png)
- Dysplasia - see also Anomaly
brain 742.9
nervous system (general) 742.9
spinal cord 742.9
- Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
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congenital 742.9
- Lesion
brain 348.8![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 742.9![](/images/vertical.gif)
vascular (see also Lesion, cerebrovascular) 437.9![](/images/note.png)
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degenerative 437.1![](/images/note.png)
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healed or old without residuals V12.59![](/images/note.png)
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hypertensive 437.2![](/images/note.png)
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late effect - see Late effect(s) (of) cerebrovascular disease
nervous system 349.9![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 742.9
spinal cord 336.9![](/images/note.png)
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congenital 742.9![](/images/16x16.gif)
traumatic (complete) (incomplete) (transverse) - see also Injury, spinal, by site![](/images/16x16.gif)
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with![](/images/16x16.gif)
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broken![](/images/16x16.gif)
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back - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury![](/images/16x16.gif)
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neck - see Fracture, vertebra, cervical, with spinal cord injury
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fracture, vertebra - see Fracture, vertebra, by site, with spinal cord injury
- Maldevelopment - see also Anomaly, by site
brain 742.9
- Malformation (congenital) - see also Anomaly
nervous system (central) 742.9
sense organs NEC 742.9
spinal cord 742.9