2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 760-779 > Other Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period 764-779 > Other Respiratory Conditions Of Fetus And Newborn 770.* > 2006 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 770.1 Meconium aspiration syndrome View the most recent version of ICD-9-CM 770.1 Syndrome caused by sucking of thick meconium into the lungs, usually by term or post-term infants (often small for gestational age) either in utero or with first breath. The resultant small airway obstruction may produce respiratory distress, tachypnea, cyanosis, pneumothorax, and/or pneumomediastinum. 770.1 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 770.* hierarchy 770.1 Excludes aspiration of postnatal stomach contents (770.85, 770.86) meconium passage during delivery (763.84) meconium staining (779.84)