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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 775.6
Neonatal hypoglycemia
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
  • Newborn/Neonate Only Dx (0 years)

  • ICD-9-CM 775.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 775.6 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: 775.6 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P70.4 Other neonatal hypoglycemia
Clinical Information
  • Hypoglycemia that occurs during the neonatal period. Causes include inadequate hepatic glycogen stores, inadequate lipid stores, or inadequate amino acid muscle stores. Signs and symptoms include tachypnea, respiratory distress, tachycardia or bradycardia, lethargy, and seizures
775.6 Excludes
  • infant of mother with diabetes mellitus (775.0)
ICD-9-CM Coding Information
  • 775.6 is only applicable to newborns of age 0 years.
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 775.6:
  • Hypoglycemia (spontaneous) 251.2
    • neonatal 775.6
 775.5 ICD9Data.com 775.7 
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