2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 777.5
Necrotizing enterocolitis in fetus or newborn
- extensive ulceration and necrosis of the ileum and colon in premature infants in the neonatal period; possibly due to perinatal intestinal ischemia and bacterial invasion.
- Short description: NECROT ENTEROCOLITIS NB.
- ICD-9-CM 777.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
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