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History of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
We had a patient come into the office and has a history of fetal alcohol syndrome...is there a code somewhere I am not seeing? Do I need to worry about coding it?
re: History of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 760.71
re: History of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
When the existence of a maternal condition has affected the fetus or newborn, a code from the 760-763 code series (maternal causes of perinatal morbidity and mortality) shall be applied. A condition or complication within the mother ONLY does not justify use of the 760-763 code series; the newborn must be affected by the condition. These codes can be used at any age if you are seeing the patient for related condition(s).