767.6 BRACH PLEXUS INJ-BIRTH


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 767.6

Short Description: Brach plexus inj-birth

Long Description: Injury to brachial plexus due to birth trauma

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
      • 767 Birth trauma
        • 767.6 Brach plexus inj-birth

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 767.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Birth
    • injury NEC 767.9
      • brachial plexus (paralysis) 767.6
      • nerves (cranial, peripheral) 767.7
        • brachial plexus 767.6
      • paralysis 767.7
        • brachial plexus 767.6
        • Erb (-Duchenne) 767.6
        • Klumpke (-D�j�rine) 767.6
        • radial nerve 767.6
  • D�j�rine-Klumpke paralysis 767.6
  • Erb's
    • palsy, paralysis (birth) (brachial) (newborn) 767.6
      • spinal (spastic) syphilitic 094.89
  • Erb (-Duchenne) paralysis (birth injury) (newborn) 767.6
  • Injury 959.9
    • brachial plexus 953.4
      • newborn 767.6
  • Klumpke (-D�j�rine) palsy, paralysis (birth) (newborn) 767.6
  • Palsy (see also Paralysis) 344.9
    • brachial plexus 353.0
      • fetus or newborn 767.6
    • Erb's (birth injury) 767.6
    • Klumpke (-D�j�rine) 767.6
  • Paralysis, paralytic (complete) (incomplete) 344.9
    • brachial plexus 353.0
      • due to birth injury 767.6
      • newborn 767.6
    • Erb (-Duchenne) (birth) (newborn) 767.6
    • Klumpke (-D�j�rine) (birth) (newborn) 767.6
    • nerve - see also Disorder, nerve
      • radial 354.3
        • birth injury 767.6
        • newborn 767.6
    • radial nerve 354.3
      • birth injury 767.6
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • Klumpke (-D�j�rine) (injury to brachial plexus at birth) 767.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 767.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
767.6 Right Arrow P14.0 Erb's paralysis due to birth injury
P14.1 Klumpke's paralysis due to birth injury
P14.3 Other brachial plexus birth injuries
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
767.0 Subdural and cerebral hemorrhage
767.11 Epicranial subaponeurotic hemorrhage (massive)
767.19 Other injuries to scalp
767.2 Fracture of clavicle due to birth trauma
767.3 Other injuries to skeleton due to birth trauma
767.4 Injury to spine and spinal cord due to birth trauma
767.5 Facial nerve injury due to birth trauma
767.7 Other cranial and peripheral nerve injuries due to birth trauma
767.8 Other specified birth trauma
767.9 Birth trauma, unspecified


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014