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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 779.5
Drug withdrawal syndrome in newborn
  • Short description: NB DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYNDR.
  • ICD-9-CM 779.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 779.5 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 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 779.5.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 779.5: 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 779.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P96.1 Neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P96.2 Withdrawal symptoms from therapeutic use of drugs in newborn
Approximate Synonyms
  • Neonatal drug withdrawal syndrome, maternal drug abuse
  • Neonatal drug withdrawal syndrome, maternal drugs of abuse
  • Neonatal drug withdrawal syndrome, maternal therapeutic drug
  • Neonatal drug withdrawal syndrome, mother prescription
  • Neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction
  • Withdrawal symptoms from therapeutic use of drugs in newborn
779.5 Excludes
  • fetal alcohol syndrome (760.71)
Applies To
  • Drug withdrawal syndrome in infant of dependent mother
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 779.5:
  • Dependence
    • drug NEC 304.9
      • analgesic NEC 304.6
      • combination (excluding morphine or opioid type drug) NEC 304.8
        • morphine or opioid type drug with any other drug 304.7
      • complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium 648.3
        • affecting fetus or newborn 779.5
      • hallucinogenic 304.5
      • hypnotic NEC 304.1
      • narcotic NEC 304.9
      • psychostimulant NEC 304.4
      • sedative 304.1
      • soporific NEC 304.1
      • specified type NEC 304.6
      • suspected damage to fetus affecting management of pregnancy 655.5
      • synthetic, with morphine-like effect 304.0
      • tranquilizing 304.1
  • Reaction
    • drug NEC (see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals) 995.20
      • allergic - see also Allergy, drug 995.27
      • correct substance properly administered 995.20
      • obstetric anesthetic or analgesic NEC 668.9
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.5
        • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • overdose or poisoning 977.9
        • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
      • specific to newborn 779.4
      • transmitted via placenta or breast milk - see Absorption, drug, through placenta
      • withdrawal NEC 292.0
        • infant of dependent mother 779.5
      • wrong substance given or taken in error 977.9
        • specified drug - see Table of Drugs and Chemicals
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • drug withdrawal, infant, of dependent mother 779.5
    • withdrawal
      • alcohol 291.81
      • drug 292.0
        • infant of dependent mother 779.5
  • Withdrawal symptoms, syndrome
    • newborn, infant of dependent mother 779.5
 779.4 ICD9Data.com 779.6 
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