- Janet Limoges
KIDSNET Provider Relations Representative - William Arias
Birth Defects Program
State of Rhode Island: Department of Health
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- Guidelines for Conducting Birth Defect Surveillance: Case Definitions Birth Defects Included in the Case Definition of the National Birth Defects Prevention Network
- Prepregnancy Obesity and Birth Defects in Rhode Island 2010
- Maternal Smoking and Birth Defects in Rhode Island 2012
- American Academy of Pediatrics
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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
- Diagnose birth defects;
- Report state and nationally recognized birth defects to the Deparment of Health using the KIDSNET system. (Login)
Birth Defects to be Reported
- Central Nervous System + Central Nervous System -
- 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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Ear, Eye, Face, and Neck + Ear, Eye, Face, and Neck -
- 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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Cardiovascular + Cardiovascular -
- 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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Respiratory+ Respiratory -
- Choanal atresia (ICD9 Code 7480)
- Congenital anomalies of nose (ICD9 Code 7481)
- Congenital anomalies of larynx trachea and bronchus (ICD9 Code 7483)
- Congenital cystic lung (ICD9 Code 7484)
- Congenital agenesis hypolplasia of lung (ICD9 Code 7485)
- Congenital anomaly of lung (ICD9 Code 74860)
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- Cleft palate w/ and w/o cleft lip (ICD9 Code 74900)
- Cleft palate unilateral complete (ICD9 Code 74901)
- Cleft palate unilateral incomplete (ICD9 Code 74902)
- Cleft palate bilateral complete (ICD9 Code 74903)
- Cleft lip unspecified (ICD9 Code 74910)
- Cleft lip unilateral incomplete (ICD9 Code 74912)
- Cleft lip bilateral incomplete (ICD9 Code 74914)
- Cleft lip w/ cleft palate unspecified (ICD9 Code 74920)
- Cleft palate with cleft lip unilateral complete (ICD9 Code 74921)
- Cleft palate with cleft lip unilateral incomplete (ICD9 Code 74922)
- Cleft palate with cleft lip bilateral complete (ICD9 Code 74923)
- Cleft palate w/ cleft lip bilateral incomplete (ICD9 Code 74924)
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- Tongue tie (ICD9 Code 7500)
- Congenital adhesions of tongue (ICD9 Code 75012)
- Macroglossia (ICD9 Code 75015)
- Microglossia (ICD9 Code 75016)
- Congenital anomalies of pharynx (ICD9 Code 75019)
- Congenital fistula of lip (ICD9 Code 75025)
- Congenital tracheoesophageal fistula espophageal atresia and stenosis (ICD9 Code 7503)
- Congenital hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (ICD9 Code 7505)
- Congenital hiatus hernia (ICD9 Code 7506)
- Congenital anomalies of upper alimentary tract (ICD9 Code 7508)
- Meckel's diverticulum (ICD9 Code 7510)
- Cogenital atresia and stenosis of small intestine (ICD9 Code 7511)
- Congenital atresia and stenosis of large intestine rectum and anal canal (ICD9 Code 7512)
- Hirschsprung's disease (ICD9 Code 7513)
- Congenital anomalies of intestinal fixation (ICD9 Code 7514)
- Congenital anomaly of gallbladder bile ducts and liver (ICD9 Code 75160)
- Biliary atresia (ICD9 Code 75161)
- Congenital cystic disease of liver (ICD9 Code 75162)
- Congenital anomalies of pancreas (ICD9 Code 7517)
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- Congenital anomalies of ovaries (ICD9 Code 7520)
- Doubling of uterus (ICD9 Code 7522)
- Undescended testes (with birth weight > 1500 grams) (ICD9 Code 75251)
- Retractile testis (ICD9 Code 75252)
- Hypospadias (ICD9 Code 75261)
- Epispadias (ICD9 Code 75262)
- Congenital chordee (ICD9 Code 75263)
- Micropenis (ICD9 Code 75264)
- Hidden penis (ICD9 Code 75265)
- Renal agenesis and dysgenesis (ICD9 Code 7530)
- Cystic kidney disease (ICD9 Code 75310)
- Congenital single renal cyst (ICD9 Code 75311)
- Polycystic kidney (ICD9 Code 75312)
- Polycystic kidney autosomal recessive (ICD9 Code 75314)
- Renal dysplasia (ICD9 Code 75315)
- Congenital obstruction of ureteropelvic junction (ICD9 Code 75321)
- Congenital obstruction of ureterovesical junction (ICD9 Code 75322)
- Congenital ureterocele (ICD9 Code 75323)
- Other obstructive defect of renal pelvis and ureter (ICD9 Code 75329)
- Dysplastic kidney (ICD9 Code 7533)
- Congenital atresia and stenosis of urethra and bladder neck (ICD9 Code 7536)
- Congenital anomalies of bladder and urethra (ICD9 Code 7538)
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- Congenital musculoskeletal defomities of skull face and jaw (ICD9 Code 7540)
- Congenital musculoskeletal deformities of sternocleidomastoid muscle (ICD9 Code 7541)
- Congenital dislocation of hip unilateral (ICD9 Code 75430)
- Congenital dislocation of hip bilateral (ICD9 Code 75431)
- Congenital subluxation of hip unilateral (ICD9 Code 75432)
- Congenital subluxation of hip bilateral (ICD9 Code 75433)
- Congenital dislocation of one hip w/ subluxation of other hip (ICD9 Code 75435)
- Congenital dislocation of knee (ICD9 Code 75441)
- Congenital bowing of unspecified long bones of legs (ICD9 Code 75444)
- Congenital talipes varus (ICD9 Code 75450)
- Congenital talipes equinovarus (ICD9 Code 75451)
- Congenital metatarsus varus (ICD9 Code 75453)
- Congenital talipes valgus (ICD9 Code 75460)
- Talipes calcaneovalgus (ICD9 Code 75462)
- Clubfoot (ICD9 Code 75470)
- Talipes cavus (ICD9 Code 75471)
- Pectus excavatum (ICD9 Code 75481)
- Pectus carinatum (ICD9 Code 75482)
- Polydactyly unspecified digits (ICD9 Code 75500)
- Polydactyly of fingers (ICD9 Code 75501)
- Polydactyly of toes (ICD9 Code 75502)
- Syndactyly of multiple and unspecified sites (ICD9 Code 75510)
- Syndactyly of fingers without fusion of bone (ICD9 Code 75511)
- Syndactyly of fingers w/ fusion of bone (ICD9 Code 75512)
- Syndactyly of toes without fusion of bone (ICD9 Code 75513)
- Syndactyly of toes w/ fusion of bone (ICD9 Code 75514)
- Reduction deformity of upper limb (ICD9 Code 75520)
- Transverse deficiency of upper limb (ICD9 Code 75521)
- Longitudinal deficiency radioulnar complete or partial (ICD9 Code 75525)
- Longitudinal deficiency radial complete or partial (ICD9 Code 75526)
- Longitudinal deficiency phalanges complete or partial (ICD9 Code 75529)
- Longetudinal deficiency femoral complete or partial (ICD9 Code 75534)
- Longitudinal deficienct fibular complete or partial (ICD9 Code 75537)
- Longitudinal deficiency phalanges complete or partial (ICD9 Code 75539)
- Congenital deformity of clavicle (ICD9 Code 75551)
- Congenital deformity of knee (ICD9 Code 75564)
- Congenital anomalies of foot not elsewhere classified (ICD9 Code 75567)
- Congenital anomalies of skull and face bones (ICD9 Code 7560)
- Hemivertebra (ICD9 Code 75614)
- Chondrodystrophy (ICD9 Code 7564)
- Congenital osteodystrophy (ICD9 Code 75650)
- Osteogenesis imperfecta (ICD9 Code 75651)
- Diaphragmatic hernia (ICD9 Code 7566)
- Prune belly syndrome (ICD9 Code 75671)
- Omphalocele (ICD9 Code 75672)
- Gastroschisis (ICD9 Code 75673)
- Congenital absence of muscle and tendon (ICD9 Code 75681)
- Ehlers-danlos syndrome (ICD9 Code 75683)
- Hereditary edema of legs (ICD9 Code 7570)
- Ichthyosis congenita (ICD9 Code 7571)
- Dermatoplyphic anomalies (ICD9 Code 7572)
- Vascular hamartomas (ICD9 Code 75732)
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- Down's sydrome (ICD9 Code 7580)
- Patau's syndrome (ICD9 Code 7581)
- Edward's syndrome (ICD9 Code 7582)
- Autsomal deletion syndromes (ICD9 Code 7583)
- Gonadal dysgenesis (ICD9 Code 7586)
- Klinefelter's syndrome (ICD9 Code 7587)
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- Anomalies of spleen congenital (ICD9 Code 7590)
- Anomalies of adrenal gland congenital (ICD9 Code 7591)
- Situs inversus (ICD9 Code 7593)
- Conjoined twins (ICD9 Code 7594)
- Multiple congenital anomalies (ICD9 Code 7597)
- Marfan syndrome (ICD9 Code 75982)
- Fetal alcohol sydrome (ICD9 Code 76071)
- Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx (ICD9 Code 146)
- Malignant neoplasm of nasopharynx (ICD9 Code 147)
- Malignant neoplasm of liver and intrahepatic bile ducts (ICD9 Code 155)
- Malignant neoplasm of placenta (ICD9 Code 181)
- Malignant neoplasm of ovary and other uterine adnexa (ICD9 Code 183)
- Malignant neoplasm of testis (ICD9 Code 186)
- Malignant neoplasm of kidney (ICD9 Code 189)
- Malignant neoplasm of eye (ICD9 Code 190)
- Malignant neoplasm of brain (ICD9 Code 191)
- Malignant neoplasms of other endocrine glands and related structures (ICD9 Code 194)
- Malignant neoplasm of other ill-defined sites (ICD9 Code 195)
- Autistic spectral disorders (ICD9 Code 299)
- Blindness and low vision (ICD9 Code 369)
- Deafness (ICD9 Code 389)
What We Do
The Birth Defects Program, in collaboration with KIDSNET, has developed a web-based system for reporting birth defects.