ICD-10-CM · Chapter 16 · P00–P96
P05
Disorders of newborn related to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- P05
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 16 — Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Category
- P05
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM P05 is a category (header) for disorders of newborn related to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in P05
- P05.0Newborn light for gestational age
- P05.00Newborn light for gestational age, unspecified weight
- P05.01Newborn light for gestational age, less than 500 grams
- P05.02Newborn light for gestational age, 500-749 grams
- P05.03Newborn light for gestational age, 750-999 grams
- P05.04Newborn light for gestational age, 1000-1249 grams
- P05.05Newborn light for gestational age, 1250-1499 grams
- P05.06Newborn light for gestational age, 1500-1749 grams
- P05.07Newborn light for gestational age, 1750-1999 grams
- P05.08Newborn light for gestational age, 2000-2499 grams
- P05.09Newborn light for gestational age, 2500 grams and over
- P05.1Newborn small for gestational age
- P05.10Newborn small for gestational age, unspecified weight
- P05.11Newborn small for gestational age, less than 500 grams
- P05.12Newborn small for gestational age, 500-749 grams
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