Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 767.8
Other specified birth trauma
  • Short description: Birth trauma NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 767.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 767.8 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 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 767.8.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 767.8: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 767.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P15.0 Birth injury to liver
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P15.1 Birth injury to spleen
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P15.2 Sternomastoid injury due to birth injury
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P15.3 Birth injury to eye
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P15.5 Birth injury to external genitalia
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P15.8 Other specified birth injuries
Approximate Synonyms
  • Eye damage due to birth trauma
767.8 Excludes
Applies To
  • Eye damage
  • Hematoma of:
    • liver (subcapsular)
    • testes
    • vulva
  • Rupture of:
    • liver
    • spleen
  • Scalpel wound
  • Traumatic glaucoma
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 767.8:
  • Birth
    • hematoma of sternomastoid 767.8
    • injury NEC 767.9
      • adrenal gland 767.8
      • basal ganglia 767.0
      • brachial plexus (paralysis) 767.6
      • brain (compression) (pressure) 767.0
      • cerebellum 767.0
      • cerebral hemorrhage 767.0
      • conjunctiva 767.8
      • eye 767.8
      • fracture
      • hematoma 767.8
        • liver (subcapsular) 767.8
        • mastoid 767.8
        • skull 767.19
        • sternomastoid 767.8
        • testes 767.8
        • vulva 767.8
      • intracranial (edema) 767.0
      • laceration
      • liver 767.8
      • meninges
      • nerves (cranial, peripheral) 767.7
      • paralysis 767.7
        • brachial plexus 767.6
        • Erb (-Duchenne) 767.6
        • facial nerve 767.5
        • Klumpke (-Déjérine) 767.6
        • radial nerve 767.6
        • spinal (cord) (hemorrhage) (laceration) (rupture) 767.4
      • rupture
        • intracranial 767.0
        • liver 767.8
        • spinal cord 767.4
        • spleen 767.8
        • viscera 767.8
      • scalp 767.19
      • scalpel wound 767.8
      • skeleton NEC 767.3
      • specified NEC 767.8
      • spinal cord 767.4
      • spleen 767.8
      • subdural hemorrhage 767.0
      • tentorial, tear 767.0
      • testes 767.8
      • vulva 767.8
    • strangulation or suffocation
      • due to aspiration of clear amniotic fluid 770.13
        • with respiratory symptoms 770.14
      • mechanical 767.8
  • Damage
    • eye, birth injury 767.8
  • Edema, edematous 782.3
    • brain (cytotoxic) (vasogenic) 348.5
      • due to birth injury 767.8
      • fetus or newborn 767.8
    • intracranial 348.5
      • due to injury at birth 767.8
  • Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
    • due to
      • birth injury (intracranial) 767.8
      • dialysis 294.8
      • drugs - (see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals) 348.39
      • hyperinsulinism - see Hyperinsulinism
      • influenza (virus) (see also Influenza) 487.8
      • lack of vitamin (see also Deficiency, vitamin) 269.2
      • nicotinic acid deficiency 291.2
      • serum (nontherapeutic) (therapeutic) 999.5
      • syphilis 094.81
      • trauma (postconcussional) 310.2
        • current (see also Concussion, brain) 850.9
          • with skull fracture - see Fracture, skull, by site, with intracranial injury
      • vaccination 323.51
  • Evisceration
    • birth injury 767.8
  • Glaucoma (capsular) (inflammatory) (noninflammatory) (primary) 365.9
    • traumatic NEC 365.65
      • newborn 767.8
  • Hematoma (skin surface intact) (traumatic) - see also Contusion
    • birth injury 767.8
    • liver (subcapsular) 573.8
      • birth injury 767.8
      • fetus or newborn 767.8
      • traumatic NEC 864.01
        • with
          • laceration - see Laceration, liver
          • open wound into cavity 864.11
    • sternocleidomastoid, birth injury 767.8
    • sternomastoid, birth injury 767.8
    • testis (nontraumatic) 608.83
      • birth injury 767.8
      • traumatic 922.4
    • vulva (nontraumatic) 624.5
      • complicating delivery 664.5
      • fetus or newborn 767.8
      • traumatic 922.4
  • Increase, increased
    • intracranial pressure 781.99
      • injury at birth 767.8
    • pressure
  • Luxatio
    • bulbi due to birth injury 767.8
  • Luxation - see also Dislocation, by site
  • Monoplegia 344.5
    • brain (current episode) (see also Paralysis, brain) 437.8
      • fetus or newborn 767.8
    • newborn 767.8
  • Pressure
    • increased
      • intracranial 781.99
        • due to
          • benign intracranial hypertension 348.2
          • hydrocephalus -see hydrocephalus
          • injury at birth 767.8
      • intraocular 365.00
  • Rupture, ruptured 553.9
    • kidney (traumatic) 866.03
      • with open wound into cavity 866.13
      • due to birth injury 767.8
      • nontraumatic 593.89
    • liver (traumatic) 864.04
      • with open wound into cavity 864.14
      • due to birth injury 767.8
      • nontraumatic 573.8
    • stomach 537.89
      • due to injury at birth 767.8
      • traumatic - see Injury, internal, stomach
      • ulcer - see Ulcer, stomach, with perforation
  • Strangulation, strangulated 994.7
    • due to birth injury 767.8
  • Torticollis (intermittent) (spastic) 723.5
    • due to birth injury 767.8
  • Wound, open (by cutting or piercing instrument) (by firearms) (cut) (dissection) (incised) (laceration) (penetration) (perforating) (puncture) (with initial hemorrhage, not internal) 879.8
    • scalpel, fetus or newborn 767.8
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