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NCHS 45 Rankable Causes of Fetal Death

In order to provide a consistent grouping and ranking standard, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) prepared a List of 124 Selected Causes of Fetal Death. Forty-five causes on that list were designated as eligible to be ranked as leading causes of fetal death. For more information about the NCHS rankings see ICD-10 Cause-of-Death Lists for Tabulating Mortality Statistics and Cause of Fetal Death on the NCHS website.

A full list of ICD codes is available at https://icd.who.int/browse10/2019/en.


Cause of Death

ICD-10 Codes

Note

1 Congenital syphilisA50
2 Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) diseaseB20-B24HIV/AIDS
3 Malignant neoplasmsC00-C97Cancer
4 In situ neoplasms, benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain or unknown behaviorD00-D48
5 AnemiasD50-D64
6 Short stature, not elsewhere classifiedE34.3
7 Cystic fibrosisE84
8 MeningitisG00, G03
9 Umbilical herniaK42
10 Fetus affected by maternal conditions which may be unrelated to present pregnancyP00
11 Fetus affected by maternal complications of pregnancyP01
12 Fetus affected by complications of placenta, cord and membranesP02
13 Fetus affected by other complications of labor and deliveryP03
14 Fetus affected by noxious influences transmitted via placentaP04
15 Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutritionP05
16 Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classifiedP07
17 Disorders related to long gestation and high birth weightP08
18 Birth traumaP10-P15
19 Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxiaP20-P21
20 Congenital pneumoniaP23
21 Aspiration syndromesP24
22 Interstitial emphysema and related conditions originating in the perinatal periodP25
23 AtelectasisP28.0-P28.1
24 Congenital rubella syndromeP35.0
25 Congenital cytomegalovirus infectionP35.1
26 Congenital herpesviral infectionP35.2Herpes simplex
27 Congenital viral hepatitisP35.3
28 Bacterial sepsis of fetusP36
29 Congenital tuberculosisP37.0
30 Congenital toxoplasmosisP37.1
31 Fetal hemorrhageP50-P54
32 Hemolytic disease of fetusP55-P56
33 Perinatal jaundiceP57-P59
34 Hematological disordersP60-P61
35 Syndrome of infant of a diabetic mother and neonatal diabetes mellitusP70.0-P70.2
36 Digestive system disorders of fetusP76-P78
37 Hydrops fetalis not due to hemolytic diseaseP83.2
38 Fetal death of unspecified causeP95
39 Withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addictionP96.1
40 Termination of pregnancyP96.4Abortion (not included in NJ fetal death data)
41 Complications of intrauterine procedures, not elsewhere classifiedP96.5
42 Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99Birth defects/ Congenital anomalies
43 Unintentional injuriesV01-X59
44 Assault (homicide)*U01, X85-Y09
45 Complications of medical and surgical careY40-Y84