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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Dec;118(6):1239–1246. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0b013e31823835d3

Table 1.

Discharge Diagnoses Used to Identify Neonatal Complications

Neonatal Complication ICD-9-CM Code(s)
Cephalohematoma or scalp laceration 767.1x
Fracture 767.2, 767.3
Facial nerve palsy 767.5
Brachial plexus injury 767.6
Intraventricular hemorrhage 772.1x
Subdural hemorrhage 767.0
Seizures 779.0
Forceps-assisted vaginal delivery 72.0, 72.4, 72.51, 72.53, 72.6
Vacuum-assisted vaginal delivery 72.7
Cesarean delivery 74.0, 74.1, 74.2, 74.4, 74.99, 669.7x

ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification.