ICD-9 Code 767.8
Other specified birth trauma
Not Valid for Submission
767.8 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other specified birth trauma. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
ICD-9: | 767.8 |
Short Description: | Birth trauma NEC |
Long Description: | Other specified birth trauma |
Convert 767.8 to ICD-10
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
Code Classification
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Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779)
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Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
- 767 Birth trauma
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Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (764-779)
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:
- Newborn diagnoses Newborn diagnoses
Newborn diagnoses: Age of 0 years; a subset of diagnoses intended only for newborns and neonates.
Index to Diseases and Injuries
References found for the code 767.8 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
- Birth
- hematoma of sternomastoid 767.8
- injury NEC NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable"
This abbreviation in the index represents “other specified” when a specific code is not available for a condition the index directs the coder to the “other specified” code in the tabular. 767.9- adrenal gland 767.8
- conjunctiva 767.8
- eye 767.8
- hematoma 767.8
- liver subcapsular 767.8
- mastoid 767.8
- skull 767.19
- sternomastoid 767.8
- testes 767.8
- vulva 767.8
- laceration
- by scalpel 767.8
- liver 767.8
- rupture
- liver 767.8
- spleen 767.8
- viscera 767.8
- scalpel wound 767.8
- spleen 767.8
- testes 767.8
- vulva 767.8
- strangulation or suffocation
- mechanical 767.8
- Damage
- eye birth injury 767.8
- Edema edematous 782.3
- brain cytotoxic vasogenic 348.5
- due to birth injury 767.8
- fetus or newborn 767.8
- intracranial 348.5
- due to injury at birth 767.8
- brain cytotoxic vasogenic 348.5
- Encephalopathy acute 348.30
- due to
- birth injury intracranial 767.8
- due to
- Evisceration
- birth injury 767.8
- Glaucoma capsular inflammatory noninflammatory primary 365.9
- Hematoma skin surface intact traumatic SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Contusion- birth injury 767.8
- skull 767.19
- liver subcapsular 573.8
- birth injury 767.8
- fetus or newborn 767.8
- sternocleidomastoid birth injury 767.8
- sternomastoid birth injury 767.8
- testis nontraumatic 608.83
- birth injury 767.8
- vulva nontraumatic 624.5
- fetus or newborn 767.8
- birth injury 767.8
- Increase increased
- intracranial pressure 781.99
- injury at birth 767.8
- pressure
- intracranial 781.99
- injury at birth 767.8
- intracranial 781.99
- intracranial pressure 781.99
- Luxatio
- bulbi due to birth injury 767.8
- Luxation SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Dislocation by site- eyeball 360.81
- due to birth injury 767.8
- eyeball 360.81
- Monoplegia 344.5
- brain current episode SEE ALSO See Also
A “see also” instruction following a main term in the index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the “see also” note when the original main term provides the necessary code. Paralysis brain 437.8- fetus or newborn 767.8
- newborn 767.8
- brain current episode SEE ALSO See Also
- Pressure
- increased
- intracranial 781.99
- due to
- injury at birth 767.8
- due to
- intracranial 781.99
- increased
- Rupture ruptured 553.9
- kidney traumatic 866.03
- due to birth injury 767.8
- liver traumatic 864.04
- due to birth injury 767.8
- spleen 289.59
- congenital 767.8
- due to injury at birth 767.8
- stomach 537.89
- due to injury at birth 767.8
- kidney traumatic 866.03
- Strangulation strangulated 994.7
- due to birth injury 767.8
- Torticollis intermittent spastic 723.5
- due to birth injury 767.8
- Wound open by cutting or piercing instrument by firearms cut dissection incised laceration penetration perforating puncture with initial hemorrhage not internal 879.8
- scalpel fetus or newborn 767.8
Information for Patients
Childbirth Problems
Childbirth is the process of giving birth to a baby. It includes labor and delivery. Usually everything goes well, but problems can happen. They may cause a risk to the mother, baby, or both. Some of the more common childbirth problems include:
- Preterm (premature) labor, when your labor starts before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy
- Premature rupture of membranes (PROM), when your water breaks too early. If labor does not start soon afterwards, this can raise the risk of infection.
- Problems with the placenta, such as the placenta covering the cervix, separating from the uterus before birth, or being attached too firmly to the uterus
- Labor that does not progress, meaning that labor is stalled. This can happen when
- Your contractions weaken
- Your cervix does not dilate (open) enough or is taking too long to dilate
- The baby is not in the right position
- The baby is too big or your pelvis is too small for the baby to move through the birth canal
- Abnormal heart rate of the baby. Often, an abnormal heart rate is not a problem. But if the heart rate gets very fast or very slow, it can be a sign that your baby is not getting enough oxygen or that there are other problems.
- Problems with the umbilical cord, such as the cord getting caught on the baby's arm, leg, or neck. It's also a problem if cord comes out before the baby does.
- Problems with the position of the baby, such as breech, in which the baby is going to come out feet first
- Shoulder dystocia, when the baby's head comes out, but the shoulder gets stuck
- Perinatal asphyxia, which happens when the baby does not get enough oxygen in the uterus, during labor or delivery, or just after birth
- Perineal tears, tearing of your vagina and the surrounding tissues
- Excessive bleeding, which can happen when the delivery causes tears to the uterus or if you are not able to deliver the placenta after you give birth to the baby
- Post-term pregnancy, when your pregnancy lasts more than 42 weeks
If you have problems in childbirth, your health care provider may need to give you medicines to induce or speed up labor, use tools to help guide the baby out of the birth canal, or deliver the baby by Cesarean section.
NIH: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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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.
Index of Diseases and Injuries Definitions
- And - The word "and" should be interpreted to mean either "and" or "or" when it appears in a title.
- Code also note - A "code also" note instructs that two codes may be required to fully describe a condition, but this note does not provide sequencing direction.
- Code first - Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
- Type 1 Excludes Notes - A type 1 Excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
- Type 2 Excludes Notes - A type 2 Excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
- Includes Notes - This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.
- Inclusion terms - List of terms is included under some codes. These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- NEC "Not elsewhere classifiable" - This abbreviation in the Alphabetic Index represents "other specified". When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Alphabetic Index directs the coder to the "other specified” code in the Tabular List.
- NOS "Not otherwise specified" - This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.
- See - The "see" instruction following a main term in the Alphabetic Index indicates that another term should be referenced. It is necessary to go to the main term referenced with the "see" note to locate the correct code.
- See Also - A "see also" instruction following a main term in the Alphabetic Index instructs that there is another main term that may also be referenced that may provide additional Alphabetic Index entries that may be useful. It is not necessary to follow the "see also" note when the original main term provides the necessary code.
- 7th Characters - Certain ICD-10-CM categories have applicable 7th characters. The applicable 7th character is required for all codes within the category, or as the notes in the Tabular List instruct. The 7th character must always be the 7th character in the data field. If a code that requires a 7th character is not 6 characters, a placeholder X must be used to fill in the empty characters.
- With - The word "with" should be interpreted to mean "associated with" or "due to" when it appears in a code title, the Alphabetic Index, or an instructional note in the Tabular List. The word "with" in the Alphabetic Index is sequenced immediately following the main term, not in alphabetical order.