771.2 CONGENITAL INFEC NEC


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 771.2

Short Description: Congenital infec NEC

Long Description: Other congenital infections specific to the perinatal period

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
      • 771 Infections specific to the perinatal period
        • 771.2 Congenital infec NEC

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 771.2 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Chorioretinitis 363.20
    • due to
      • toxoplasmosis (acquired) 130.2
        • congenital (active) 771.2
  • Conjunctivitis (exposure) (infectious) (nondiphtheritic) (pneumococcal) (pustular) (staphylococcal) (streptococcal) NEC 372.30
    • due to
      • toxoplasmosis (acquired) 130.1
        • congenital (active) 771.2
  • Encephalitis (bacterial) (chronic) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (nonepidemic) (spurious) (subacute) 323.9
    • due to
      • toxoplasmosis (acquired) 130.0
        • congenital (active) 771.2 [323.41]
    • toxoplasmic (acquired) 130.0
      • congenital (active) 771.2 [323.41]
  • Granulomatosis NEC 686.1
    • infantiseptica 771.2
  • Hepatitis 573.3
    • due to
      • toxoplasmosis (acquired) 130.5
        • congenital (active) 771.2
  • Herpes, herpetic 054.9
    • simplex 054.9
      • congenital 771.2
  • Hydrocephalus (acquired) (external) (internal) (malignant) (noncommunicating) (obstructive) (recurrent) 331.4
    • due to
      • toxoplasmosis (congenital) 771.2
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • congenital NEC 771.89
      • chronic 771.2
      • hepatitis, viral 771.2
      • herpes simplex 771.2
      • listeriosis 771.2
      • malaria 771.2
      • poliomyelitis 771.2
      • toxoplasmosis 771.2
      • tuberculosis 771.2
      • vaccinia 771.2
    • Herpes (simplex) (see also Herpes, simplex) 054.9
      • congenital 771.2
    • Listeria monocytogenes (listeriosis) 027.0
      • congenital 771.2
  • Influenza, influenzal 487.1
    • maternal affecting fetus or newborn 760.2
      • manifest influenza in infant 771.2
  • Listeriosis 027.0
    • congenital 771.2
    • fetal 771.2
  • Lymphadenopathy (general) 785.6
    • due to toxoplasmosis (acquired) 130.7
      • congenital (active) 771.2
  • Malaria, malarial (fever) 084.6
    • congenital 771.2
  • Maternal condition, affecting fetus or newborn
    • influenza 760.2
      • manifest influenza in the infant 771.2
    • malaria 760.2
      • manifest malaria in infant or fetus 771.2
    • toxoplasmosis (conditions classifiable to 130) 760.2
      • manifest toxoplasmosis in the infant or fetus 771.2
  • Meningoencephalitis (see also Encephalitis) 323.9
    • due to
      • toxoplasmosis (acquired) 130.0
        • congenital (active) 771.2 [323.41]
  • Meningoencephalomyelitis (see also Meningoencephalitis) 323.9
    • due to
      • toxoplasma or toxoplasmosis (acquired) 130.0
        • congenital (active) 771.2 [323.41]
  • Microcephalus, microcephalic, microcephaly 742.1
    • due to toxoplasmosis (congenital) 771.2
  • Microphthalmos (congenital) 743.10
    • due to toxoplasmosis (congenital) 771.2
  • Pneumonitis (acute) (primary) (see also Pneumonia) 486
    • due to
      • toxoplasmosis (acquired) 130.4
        • congenital (active) 771.2 [484.8]
  • Poliomyelitis (acute) (anterior) (epidemic) 045.9
    • congenital 771.2
  • Toxoplasmosis (acquired) 130.9
    • congenital, active 771.2
    • maternal
      • affecting fetus or newborn 760.2
        • manifest toxoplasmosis in fetus or newborn 771.2
  • Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (congenital) (degeneration) (disease) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (gangrene) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) 011.9
    • congenital 771.2
  • Uveitis (anterior) (see also Iridocyclitis) 364.3
    • due to
      • toxoplasmosis (acquired) 130.2
        • congenital (active) 771.2
  • Vaccinia (generalized) 999.0
    • congenital 771.2

Crosswalk Information

The code 771.2 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
771.2 Right Arrow P35.2 Congenital herpesviral [herpes simplex] infection
P37.0 Congenital tuberculosis
P37.1 Congenital toxoplasmosis
P37.2 Neonatal (disseminated) listeriosis
P37.3 Congenital falciparum malaria
P37.4 Other congenital malaria
P37.8 Other specified congenital infectious and parasitic diseases
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
771.0 Congenital rubella
771.1 Congenital cytomegalovirus infection
771.3 Tetanus neonatorum
771.4 Omphalitis of the newborn
771.5 Neonatal infective mastitis
771.6 Neonatal conjunctivitis and dacryocystitis
771.7 Neonatal Candida infection
771.81 Septicemia [sepsis] of newborn
771.82 Urinary tract infection of newborn
771.83 Bacteremia of newborn
771.89 Other infections specific to the perinatal period


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