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2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 779.5
Drug withdrawal syndrome in newborn
- ICD-9-CM 779.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to specify a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim.
779.5 Alternative Terminology
- 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
Convert 779.5 to ICD-10-CM 

ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 779.5:
- Abstinence symptoms or syndrome
neonatal 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
- Neonatal - see also condition
abstinence syndrome 779.5
- Newborn (infant) (liveborn)
abstinence syndrome 779.5
- 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 symptoms, syndrome
newborn, infant of dependent mother 779.5
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