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Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 777.3
Hematemesis and melena of newborn due to swallowed maternal blood
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
  • Newborn/Neonate Only Dx (0 years)

  • Short description: Swallowed blood syndrome.
  • ICD-9-CM 777.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 777.3 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 777.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 777.3: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 777.3 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P78.2 Neonatal hematemesis and melena due to swallowed maternal blood
777.3 Excludes
  • that not due to swallowed maternal blood (772.4)
Applies To
  • Swallowed blood syndrome in newborn
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 777.3:
  • Hematemesis 578.0
    • newborn 772.4
      • due to swallowed maternal blood 777.3
  • Melena 578.1
    • due to
      • swallowed maternal blood 777.3
      • ulcer - see Ulcer, by site, with hemorrhage
    • newborn 772.4
      • due to swallowed maternal blood 777.3
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • swallowed blood 777.3
 777.2 ICD9Data.com 777.4 
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