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2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 768.9

Unspecified severity of birth asphyxia in liveborn infant

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  • Respiratory failure in the newborn.
  • 768.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
  • 768.9 contains 23 index entries
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Alternate Terminology

  • Anoxia NOS, in liveborn infant
  • Asphyxia NOS, in liveborn infant
  • Hypoxia NOS, in liveborn infant


 Index entries containing 768.9:

Anoxia 799.02Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by) 799.01
  • birth (see also Asphyxia, newborn) 768.9
    • caul (see also Asphyxia, newborn) 768.9
      • fetal, affecting newborn 768.9
        • mechanical 994.7
          • during birth (see also Distress, fetal) 768.9
          • newborn 768.9
          • postnatal (see also Asphyxia, newborn) 768.9
          Caul over face 768.9
            Congestion, congestive (chronic) (passive)
            • asphyxia, newborn 768.9
              Delay, delayed
              • primary respiration 768.9
                Membrane, membranous - see also condition
                • over face (causing asphyxia), fetus or newborn 768.9
                  • unruptured (causing asphyxia) 768.9
                    Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
                    • respiratory (muscle) (system) (tract) 786.09
                      • congenital 768.9
                        • newborn 768.9
                        Veil
                        • over face (causing asphyxia) 768.9