Birth Defects, Information for Providers
Reporting birth defects helps coordinate care for patients, improves case ascertainment, provides more accurate prevalence rates, and provides a baseline for future prevention activities.
What You Should Do
Birth Defects to be Reported
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- Anencephalus (ICD9 Code 7400)
- Spina bifida w/ hydrocephalus (ICD9 Code 74100)
- Spina bifida dorsal region w/ hydrocephalus (ICD9 Code 74102)
- Spina bifida lumbar region w/ hydrocephalus (ICD9 Code 74103)
- Spina bifida lumbar region w/o hydrocephalus (ICD9 Code 74193)
- Encephalocele (ICD9 Code 7420)
- Microcephalus (ICD9 Code 7421)
- Congenital reduction deformities of brain (ICD9 Code 7422)
- Congenital hydrocephalus (ICD9 Code 7423)
- Diastematomyelia (ICD9 Code 74251)
- Hydromyelia (ICD9 Code 74253)
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- Microphthalmos unspecified (ICD9 Code 74310)
- Simple microphthalmos (ICD9 Code 74311)
- Microphthalmos associated with other anomalies of eye and adnexa (ICD9 Code 74312)
- Buphthalmos unspecifed (ICD9 Code 74320)
- Simple buphthalmos (ICD9 Code 74321)
- Bupthalmos associated with other ocular anomalies (ICD9 Code 74322)
- Congenital cataracts (ICD9 Code 74330)
- Congenital anomalies of iris and ciliary body (ICD9 Code 74346)
- Specified congenital anomalies of sclera (ICD9 Code 74347)
- Congenital ptosis of eyelid (ICD9 Code 74361)
- Specified congenital anomalies of lacrimal passages (ICD9 Code 74365)
- Anotia (ICD9 Code 74401)
- Microtia (ICD9 Code 74423)
- Branchial cleft cyst (ICD9 Code 74442)
- Preauricular sinus or fistula (ICD9 Code 74446)
- Preauricular cyst (ICD9 Code 74447)
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- Common truncus (ICD9 Code 7450)
- Complete transposition of great vessels (ICD9 Code 74510)
- Double outlet right ventricle (ICD9 Code 74511)
- Tetralogy of fallot (ICD9 Code 7452)
- Ventricular septal defect (ICD9 Code 7454)
- Atrial septal defect (ICD9 Code 7455)
- Atriventricular septal defect (ICD9 Code 74560)
- Congenital pulmonary valve anomaly (ICD9 Code 74600)
- Atresia of pulmonary valve congenital (ICD9 Code 74601)
- Stenosis of pulmonary valve congenital (ICD9 Code 74602)
- Tricupsid atresia and stenosis congenital (ICD9 Code 7461)
- Ebstein's anomaly (ICD9 Code 7462)
- Aortic vavle stenosis (ICD9 Code 7463)
- Congenital insufficiency of aortic valve (ICD9 Code 7464)
- Congenital mitral stenosis (ICD9 Code 7465)
- Congenital mitral insufficiency (ICD9 Code 7466)
- Hypoplastic left heart (ICD9 Code 7467)
- Subaortic stenosis congenital (ICD9 Code 74681)
- Congenital artery anomaly (ICD9 Code 74685)
- Congenital heart block (ICD9 Code 74686)
- Malposition of heart and cardiac apex (ICD9 Code 74687)
- Patent ductus arteriosus (36 weeks gestational age or over) (ICD9 Code 7470)
- Coarctation of aorta (ICD9 Code 74710)
- Congenital anomalies of aortic arch (ICD9 Code 74721)
- Congenital atresia and stenosis of aorta (ICD9 Code 74722)
- Pulminc stenosis (ICD9 Code 74731)
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection (ICD9 Code 74741)
- Absence or hypoplasia of umbilical artery (ICD9 Code 7475)
- Pulmonary hypertension (ICD9 Code 74783)
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