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768.73 - Severe Hypoxic-ischemic Encephalopathy


The ICD 9 Code for Severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy is listed as 768.73.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 768.73
Long Description: Severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
Short Description: Sev hypox-ischem enceph
Chapter: Certain Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period
Block: Other Conditions Originating In The Perinatal Period (764-779)
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: P91.63 - Severe hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 768.73:
768.70 - Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, unspecified
768.71 - Mild hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
768.72 - Moderate hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy