2008 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.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 770.1
Fetal and newborn aspiration syndrome On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 770.1 can be accessed here. - 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)
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