R68.13

Billable

ChapterR00–R99

Ranksubcategory

Official Description

Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (R00-R99).

Instructional Notes

Includes

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

Code First

confirmed diagnosis, if known

Use Additional Code

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

General instructions are available for the parent sections:

View CH18 Notes View R68.1 Notes

Clinical Hierarchy

CH18Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

R50-R69General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)

R68Other general symptoms and signs

R68.1Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

R68.13Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to R68.13:

subcategoryR68.1

Nonspecific symptoms peculiar to infancy

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chapterCH18

Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to R68.13. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

5 raw paths

ALTE (apparent life threatening event) in newborn and infant1 unique routes

Direct index entry→R68.13

BRUE (brief resolved unexplained event)1 unique routes

Direct index entry→R68.13

Event2 unique routes

apparent life threatening in newborn and infant (ALTE)→R68.13

brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE)→R68.13

Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)1 unique routes

affected by

apparent life threatening event (ALTE)→R68.13