777.6 PERINATAL INTEST PERFOR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 777.6

Short Description: Perinatal intest perfor

Long Description: Perinatal intestinal perforation

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
      • 777 Perinatal disorders of digestive system
        • 777.6 Perinatal intest perfor

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 777.6 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Meconium
    • peritonitis 777.6
  • Perforation, perforative (nontraumatic)
    • bowel 569.83
      • fetus or newborn 777.6
    • intestine 569.83
      • fetus or newborn 777.6
  • Peritonitis (acute) (adhesive) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) 567.9
    • congenital NEC 777.6
    • meconium (newborn) 777.6

Crosswalk Information

The code 777.6 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
777.6 Right Arrow P78.0 Perinatal intestinal perforation
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
777.1 Meconium obstruction in fetus or newborn
777.2 Intestinal obstruction in newborn due to inspissated milk
777.3 Hematemesis and melena of newborn due to swallowed maternal blood
777.4 Transitory ileus of newborn
777.50 Necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn, unspecified
777.51 Stage I necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn
777.52 Stage II necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn
777.53 Stage III necrotizing enterocolitis in newborn
777.8 Other specified perinatal disorders of digestive system
777.9 Unspecified perinatal disorder of digestive system


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