Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 771.6
Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis
  • Short description: Neonatal conjunctivitis.
  • ICD-9-CM 771.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 771.6 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 771.6.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 771.6: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 771.6 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P39.1 Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Neonatal conjunctivitis
771.6 Excludes
  • ophthalmia neonatorum due to gonococcus (098.40)
Applies To
  • Ophthalmia neonatorum NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 771.6:
  • Blennorrhea (acute) 098.0
    • inclusion (neonatal) (newborn) 771.6
  • Conjunctivitis (exposure) (infectious) (nondiphtheritic) (pneumococcal) (pustular) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NEC 372.30
    • infantile 771.6
    • neonatal 771.6
  • Dacryocystitis 375.30
    • neonatal 771.6
  • Inclusion
    • blennorrhea (neonatal) (newborn) 771.6
  • Ophthalmia (see also Conjunctivitis) 372.30
    • neonatorum, newborn 771.6
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