R68.13

Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · R68.13

Use additional

code(s) for associated signs and symptoms if no confirmed diagnosis established, or if signs and symptoms are not associated routinely with confirmed diagnosis, or provide additional information for cause of ALTE

Code first

confirmed diagnosis, if known

Synonyms

Apparent life threatening event in newborn Brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE)

Inherited from R68.1Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

Excludes 1

colic, infantile (R10.83) neonatal cerebral irritability (P91.3) teething syndrome (K00.7)

Inherited from chapter 18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified

Excludes 2

abnormal findings on antenatal screening of mother (O28.-) certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) signs and symptoms classified in the body system chapters signs and symptoms of breast (N63, N64.5)

Official Guidelines for R68.13

FY 2026 ›

I.C.18Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 18: Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

Subsections

Sections that reference R68.13

Sections whose FY 2026 text names R68.13, its R68 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.

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