ICD-10-CM · Chapter 16 · P00–P96
P05.06
Newborn light for gestational age, 1500-1749 grams
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
Quick facts
- Code
- P05.06
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 16 — Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
- Category
- P05 — Disorders of newborn related to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM P05.06 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of newborn light for gestational age, 1500-1749 grams. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in P05
- P05Disorders of newborn related to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition
- 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
- P05.07Newborn 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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