Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 782.5
Cyanosis
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 782.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 782.5 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: 782.5 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM R23.0 Cyanosis
Approximate Synonyms
  • CYANOSIS
Clinical Information
  • A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes due to an increase in the amount of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood or a structural defect in the hemoglobin molecule
  • A bluish or purplish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes resulting from a reduced amount of oxygenated hemoglobin in the blood
  • Blue-colored skin caused by too little oxygen in the blood
  • Blueness of the skin caused by excessive amounts of deoxyhemoglobin in the skin vessels
782.5 Excludes
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 782.5:
  • Blueness (see also Cyanosis) 782.5
  • Cyanosis 782.5
    • common atrioventricular canal 745.69
    • due to
      • endocardial cushion defect 745.60
      • nonclosure, foramen botalli 745.5
      • patent foramen botalli 745.5
      • persistent foramen ovale 745.5
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