ICD-9 Code 764.95

Fetal growth retardation, unspecified, 1,250-1,499 grams

Not Valid for Submission

764.95 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of fetal growth retardation, unspecified, 1,250-1,499 grams. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.

ICD-9: 764.95
Short Description:Fet grwth ret 1250-1499g
Long Description:Fetal growth retardation, unspecified, 1,250-1,499 grams

Convert 764.95 to ICD-10

The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:

  • P05.9 - Newborn affected by slow intrauterine growth, unspecified

Code Classification

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
    • Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
      • 764 Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition

Information for Medical Professionals

Code Edits

The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-9 Code Edits are applicable to this code:

ICD-9 Footnotes

General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.

  • Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
  • No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
  • Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.