768 Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia (768.0-768.9) ICD-9-CM
The 768.0-768.9 block classified 768 intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia with 12 legacy diagnosis codes. None remain valid for claim submission; each code below links to its reference page with the official ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
Retired Code Set
ICD-9-CM stopped being valid for U.S. claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced it. Use this index for historical lookups and crosswalking; for current coding, start from the ICD-10-CM codes list or the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter.
Legacy Codes in the 768.0-768.9 Block 12 codes
None of these codes remain valid for claim submission. Each code page shows its ICD-10-CM replacement under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings.
- 768.0 Fetal death-anoxia NOS
- 768.1 Fet death-anoxia dur lab
- 768.2 Fet distress befor labor
- 768.3 Fetal distrs dur lab/del
- 768.4 Fetal distress NOS
- 768.5 Severe birth asphyxia
- 768.6 Mild/mod birth asphyxia
- 768.70 Hypoxc-ischem enceph NOS
- 768.71 Mild hypox-ischem enceph
- 768.72 Mod hypox-ischem enceph
- 768.73 Sev hypox-ischem enceph
- 768.9 Birth asphyxia NOS
Questions About This Page
Are the 768.0-768.9 codes still billable?
No. Every code in this block became invalid for U.S. claims after September 30, 2015. Each code page linked above shows the ICD-10-CM replacement CMS assigned in the General Equivalence Mappings, and the ICD-9 / ICD-10 converter translates any of them directly.
What did the 768.0-768.9 block classify?
The block classified 768 intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia with 12 codes in the final ICD-9-CM release. It sat under Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (760–779) in the legacy hierarchy.
Related References
Source: final CMS ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.
