Diagnosis Code: 778.4

Short Description: NB temp regulat dis NEC

Long Description: Other disturbances of temperature regulation of newborn

Code Classification:

• Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
  • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
    • 778 Conditions involving the integument and temperature regulation of fetus and newborn
      • 778.4 NB temp regulat dis NEC

This code is valid for newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 778.4 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Disorder - see also Disease
  • temperature regulation, fetus or newborn 778.4

• Fever 780.60
  • dehydration, newborn 778.4
  • inanition 780.60
    • newborn 778.4
  • newborn (environmentally-induced) 778.4
  • transitory of newborn 778.4

• Hyperthermia (of unknown origin) (see also Pyrexia) 780.60
  • newborn 778.4

• Newborn (infant) (liveborn)
  • fever (environmentally-induced) 778.4

• Pyrexia (of unknown origin) (P.U.O.) 780.60
  • environmentally-induced newborn 778.4
  • newborn, environmentally-induced 778.4

Crosswalk Information

The code 778.4 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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