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Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 768.1
Fetal death from asphyxia or anoxia during labor
  • Short description: Fet death-anoxia dur lab.
  • ICD-9-CM 768.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 768.1 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).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 768.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 768.1: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 768.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM P84 Other problems with newborn
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 768.1:
  • Anoxia 799.02
    • intrauterine
      • fetal death (before onset of labor) 768.0
        • during labor 768.1
      • liveborn infant - see Distress, fetal, liveborn infant
  • Asphyxia, asphyxiation (by) 799.01
    • intrauterine
      • fetal death (before onset of labor) 768.0
        • during labor 768.1
      • liveborn infant - see Distress, fetal, liveborn infant
  • Death
    • fetus, fetal (cause not stated) (intrauterine) 779.9
      • early, with retention (before 22 completed weeks gestation) 632
      • from asphyxia or anoxia (before labor) 768.0
        • during labor 768.1
      • late, affecting management of pregnancy (after 22 completed weeks gestation) 656.4
  • Distress
    • fetal (syndrome) 768.4
      • affecting management of pregnancy or childbirth 656.8
      • liveborn infant 768.4
        • first noted
          • before onset of labor 768.2
          • during labor and delivery 768.3
      • stillborn infant (death before onset of labor) 768.0
        • death during labor 768.1
  • Suffocation (see also Asphyxia) 799.01
    • during birth 768.1
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