Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 770.7
Chronic respiratory disease arising in the perinatal period
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 770.7 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 770.7 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 770.7 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P27.0 Wilson-Mikity syndrome
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P27.1 Bronchopulmonary dysplasia originating in the perinatal period
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P27.8 Other chronic respiratory diseases originating in the perinatal period
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • Chronic respiratory disease in perinatal period
  • Neonatal chronic lung disease
Clinical Information
  • Chronic lung disease of infants, possibly related to oxygen toxicity or barotrauma, characterized by bronchiolar metaplasia and interstitial fibrosis
Applies To
  • Bronchopulmonary dysplasia
  • Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis of prematurity
  • Wilson-Mikity syndrome
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 770.7:
  • Bubbly lung syndrome 770.7
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • respiratory (tract) 519.9
      • acute or subacute (upper) NEC 465.9
      • chronic 519.9
        • arising in the perinatal period 770.7
        • due to fumes or vapors 506.4
      • due to
      • fetus or newborn NEC 770.9
      • obstructive 496
      • smoke inhalation 508.2
      • specified type NEC 519.8
      • upper (acute) (infectious) NEC 465.9
  • Dysplasia - see also Anomaly
    • bronchopulmonary, fetus or newborn 770.7
  • Fibrosis, fibrotic
    • interstitial pulmonary, newborn 770.7
    • pulmonary (chronic) (see also Fibrosis, lung) 515
      • alveolar capillary block 516.8
      • idiopathic 516.31
      • interstitial
        • diffuse (idiopathic) 516.31
        • newborn 770.7
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • bubbly lung 770.7
    • Mikity-Wilson (pulmonary dysmaturity) 770.7
    • Wilson-Mikity 770.7
  • Wilson-Mikity syndrome 770.7
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