FY2017
Effective from
- Code-level rules changed
- Inherited rules changed
Extremely low birth weight newborn
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2017low birth weight due to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition (P05.-)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2017
Effective from
Extremely low birth weight newborn
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2017| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Code-level rules changed · Inherited rules changed |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Newborn birth weight 999 g. or less
low birth weight due to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition (P05.-)
conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
the listed conditions, without further specification, as the cause of morbidity or additional care, in newborn
When both birth weight and gestational age of the newborn are available, both should be coded with birth weight sequenced before gestational age
P07.00Extremely low birth weight newborn, unspecified weightBillable / specificP07.01Extremely low birth weight newborn, less than 500 gramsBillable / specificP07.02Extremely low birth weight newborn, 500-749 gramsBillable / specificP07.03Extremely low birth weight newborn, 750-999 gramsBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| P07.1 | Other low birth weight newborn | Category · further specificity required |
| P07.2 | Extreme immaturity of newborn | Category · further specificity required |
| P07.3 | Preterm [premature] newborn [other] | Category · further specificity required |
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