Effective from
- Inherited rules changed
Extremely low birth weight newborn, less than 500 grams
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2017low birth weight due to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition (P05.-)
Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
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.
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2026-04-01 – 2026-09-30
CMS · MS-DRG 43.1First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2017
Effective from
Extremely low birth weight newborn, less than 500 grams
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2017| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | 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 |
Historical mapping only; not an automatic code substitution.
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
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
Newborn birth weight 999 g. or less
low birth weight due to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition (P05.-)
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| P07.00 | Extremely low birth weight newborn, unspecified weight | Billable / specific |
| P07.02 | Extremely low birth weight newborn, 500-749 grams | Billable / specific |
| P07.03 | Extremely low birth weight newborn, 750-999 grams | Billable / specific |
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