2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Symptoms, Signs, And Ill-Defined Conditions 780-799 > Symptoms 780-789 > Symptoms Involving Skin And Other Integumentary Tissue 782.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 782.5
Cyanosis- A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to an increase in the amount of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood or a structural defect in the hemoglobin molecule.
- Blue-colored skin caused by too little oxygen in the blood.
- 782.5 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 782.5 contains 2 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 782.* hierarchy
782.5 excludes:
Index entries containing 782.5:- Blueness (see also Cyanosis)
 782.5
Cyanosis 782.5
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