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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 758.31
Cri-du-chat syndrome
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 758.31 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 758.31 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 758.31 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q93.4 Deletion of short arm of chromosome 5
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cri du chat
  • Cri du chat syndrome
Clinical Information
  • A genetic syndrome resulting from a partial deletion on the short arm of chromosome 5. It is characterized by a cat-like cry in infancy, microcephaly, mental retardation, growth failure, round face, hypertelorism, and cardiac failure
  • An infantile syndrome characterized by a cat-like cry, failure to thrive, microcephaly, mental retardation, spastic quadriparesis, micro- and retrognathia, glossoptosis, bilateral epicanthus, hypertelorism, and tiny external genitalia. It is caused by a deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 (5p-)
  • Deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5 characterized by a variable clinical picture consisting of severe mental deficiency, growth retardation, multiple abnormalities and a peculiar crying sound resembling that of a suffering kitten (hence the synonym crying cat syndrome or cri du chat syndrome), that disappears within weeks or months after birth
  • Infantile syndrome characterized by a cat-like cry, failure to thrive, microcephaly, mental retardation, spastic quadriparesis, micro- and retrognathia, glossoptosis, bilateral epicanthus, hypertelorism, and tiny external genitalia; caused by a deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5
Applies To
  • Deletion 5p
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 758.31:
  • Cri-du-chat syndrome 758.31
  • Deletion syndrome
    • 5p 758.31
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • autosomal - see also Abnormal, autosomes NEC
    • cat-cry 758.31
    • cri-du-chat 758.31
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