2025
ICD-10-CM
Diagnosis
Code

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

  • Billable
  • 2016–2025

R68.13 is a billable/specific diagnosis code from the 2025 ICD-10-CM used to classify the following condition: Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE).

Inclusion term

  • 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

Versions

  1. 2025

    No changes

  2. 2024

    No changes

  3. 2023

    No changes

  4. 2022

    No changes

  5. 2021

    No changes

  6. 2020

    No changes

  7. 2019

    No changes

  8. 2018

    Code changed

    • Inclusion term

        • Apparent life threatening event in newborn
        • Apparent life threatening event in newborn
        • Brief resolved unexplained event (BRUE)
  9. 2017

    No changes

  10. 2016

    New code