Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 772.4
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage of fetus or newborn
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
  • Newborn/Neonate Only Dx (0 years)

  • ICD-9-CM 772.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 772.4 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: 772.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P54.3 Other neonatal gastrointestinal hemorrhage
772.4 Excludes
  • swallowed maternal blood (777.3)
ICD-9-CM Coding Information
  • 772.4 is only applicable to newborns of age 0 years.
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 772.4:
  • Hematemesis 578.0
    • newborn 772.4
      • due to swallowed maternal blood 777.3
  • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (nontraumatic) 459.0
    • gastroenteric 578.9
      • newborn 772.4
    • gastrointestinal (tract) 578.9
      • newborn 772.4
    • intestine 578.9
      • congenital 772.4
      • newborn 772.4
    • newborn 772.9
      • adrenal 772.5
      • alveolar (lung) 770.3
      • brain (anoxic) (hypoxic) (due to birth trauma) 767.0
      • cerebral (anoxic) (hypoxic) (due to birth trauma) 767.0
      • conjunctiva 772.8
      • cutaneous 772.6
      • diathesis 776.0
      • due to vitamin K deficiency 776.0
      • epicranial subaponeurotic (massive) 767.11
      • gastrointestinal 772.4
      • internal (organs) 772.8
      • intestines 772.4
      • intra-alveolar (lung) 770.3
      • intracranial (from any perinatal cause) 767.0
      • intraventricular (from any perinatal cause) 772.10
      • lung 770.3
      • pulmonary (massive) 770.3
      • spinal cord, traumatic 767.4
      • stomach 772.4
      • subaponeurotic (massive) 767.11
      • subarachnoid (from any perinatal cause) 772.2
      • subconjunctival 772.8
      • subgaleal 767.11
      • umbilicus 772.0
    • stomach 578.9
      • newborn 772.4
      • ulcer - see Ulcer, stomach, with hemorrhage
  • Melena 578.1
    • newborn 772.4
      • due to swallowed maternal blood 777.3
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