P05.1
Newborn small for gestational age
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 5 never code together
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Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.
Instructional notes 5
P05.1code
Inclusion terms
- Newborn small-and-light-for-dates
- Newborn small-for-dates
- Weight and length below 10th percentile for gestational age
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Notes
- Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
Includes
- 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
Index entries leading here 1
- Weight
- and length below 10th percentile for gestational age P05.1
Alongside this code 3 same parent — P05
Subordinate codes 10
P05.10 Newborn small for gestational age, unspecified weight P05.11 Newborn small for gestational age, less than 500 grams P05.12 Newborn small for gestational age, 500-749 grams P05.13 Newborn small for gestational age, 750-999 grams P05.14 Newborn small for gestational age, 1000-1249 grams P05.15 Newborn small for gestational age, 1250-1499 grams P05.16 Newborn small for gestational age, 1500-1749 grams P05.17 Newborn small for gestational age, 1750-1999 grams P05.18 Newborn small for gestational age, 2000-2499 grams P05.19 Newborn small for gestational age, other
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