P07.3
Preterm [premature] newborn [other]
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P07.3 needs more characters to be billable. Pick the specific code below.
- P07.30Preterm newborn, unspecified weeks of gestationBillable
- P07.31Preterm newborn, gestational age 28 completed weeksBillable
- P07.32Preterm newborn, gestational age 29 completed weeksBillable
- P07.33Preterm newborn, gestational age 30 completed weeksBillable
- P07.34Preterm newborn, gestational age 31 completed weeksBillable
- P07.35Preterm newborn, gestational age 32 completed weeksBillable
- P07.36Preterm newborn, gestational age 33 completed weeksBillable
- P07.37Preterm newborn, gestational age 34 completed weeksBillable
- P07.38Preterm newborn, gestational age 35 completed weeksBillable
- P07.39Preterm newborn, gestational age 36 completed weeksBillable
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
28 completed weeks or more but less than 37 completed weeks (196 completed days but less than 259 completed days) of gestation. Prematurity NOS
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
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
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) neoplasms (C00-D49) tetanus neonatorum (A33)
Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
Official Guidelines for P07.3
FY 2026 ›Subsections
- I.C.16.aGeneral Perinatal Rules
- I.C.16.bObservation and Evaluation of Newborns for Suspected
- I.C.16.cCoding Additional Perinatal Diagnoses
- I.C.16.dPrematurity and Fetal Growth Retardation
- I.C.16.eLow birth weight and immaturity status
- I.C.16.fBacterial Sepsis of Newborn
- I.C.16.gStillbirth
- I.C.16.hCOVID-19 Infection in Newborn
Sections that reference P07.3
- I.C.16.dPrematurity and Fetal Growth Retardation
… Assignment of codes in categories P05, Disorders of newborn related to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition, and P07, Disorders of newborn related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified, should be based on the …
- I.C.16.eLow birth weight and immaturity status
Codes from category P07, Disorders of newborn related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified, are for use for a child or …
Sections whose FY 2026 text names P07.3, its P07 category, or a range containing it — the chapter guidance above is the authoritative source.