Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 763.7
Abnormal uterine contractions affecting fetus or newborn
  • Short description: Abn uterine contr aff NB.
  • ICD-9-CM 763.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 763.7 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 763.7.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 763.7: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 763.7 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P03.6 Newborn (suspected to be) affected by abnormal uterine contractions
Applies To
  • Fetus or newborn affected by:
    • contraction ring
    • hypertonic labor
    • hypotonic uterine dysfunction
    • uterine inertia or dysfunction
    • conditions classifiable to 661, except 661.3
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 763.7:
  • Abnormal, abnormality, abnormalities - see also Anomaly
    • forces of labor NEC 661.9
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • labor NEC 661.9
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Arrest, arrested
    • active phase of labor 661.1
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Atonia, atony, atonic
    • uterus 661.2
      • with hemorrhage (postpartum) 666.1
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • without hemorrhage
  • Bandl's ring (contraction)
    • complicating delivery 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Constriction
    • ring (uterus) 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Contraction, contracture, contracted
    • ring (Bandl's) 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • uterus 621.8
      • abnormal 661.9
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • clonic, hourglass or tetanic 661.4
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • dyscoordinate 661.4
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • hourglass 661.4
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • hypotonic NEC 661.2
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • incoordinate 661.4
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • inefficient or poor 661.2
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • irregular 661.2
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • tetanic 661.4
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Dilatation
    • cervix (uteri) - see also Incompetency, cervix
      • incomplete, poor, slow
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
        • complicating delivery 661.0
          • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Dysfunction
    • uterus, complicating delivery 661.9
  • Dystocia 660.9
    • cervical 661.2
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • contraction ring 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • uterine NEC 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Failure, failed
    • cervical dilatation in labor 661.0
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Hourglass contraction, contracture
    • uterus 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Hypertonicity
    • uterus, uterine (contractions) 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Incoordinate
    • uterus (action) (contractions) 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Inertia
    • uterus, uterine 661.2
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • primary 661.0
      • secondary 661.1
  • Labor (see also Delivery)
    • abnormal NEC 661.9
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • arrested active phase 661.1
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • desultory 661.2
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • dyscoordinate 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • hypertonic 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • hypotonic 661.2
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • primary 661.0
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
      • secondary 661.1
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • incoordinate 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • irregular 661.2
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Poor
    • contractions, labor 661.2
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Prolonged, prolongation
    • uterine contractions in labor 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Retraction
    • ring, uterus (Bandl's) (pathological) 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Ring(s)
    • Bandl's, complicating delivery 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • contraction, complicating delivery 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • retraction, uterus, pathological 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
  • Spasm, spastic, spasticity (see also condition) 781.0
    • cervix, complicating delivery 661.4
      • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
    • uterus 625.8
      • complicating labor 661.4
        • affecting fetus or newborn 763.7
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