P08
Disorders of newborn related to long gestation and high birth weight
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Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
the listed conditions, without further specification, as causes of morbidity or additional care, in newborn
When both birth weight and gestational age of the newborn are available, priority of assignment should be given to birth weight
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 P08
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