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Category · FY2027

P08 Disorders of newborn related to long gestation and high birth weight

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P08 is not billable. The category heads 4 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 3 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Heavy-for-dates NEC (infant) (4000g to 4499g) → P08.1
  • Large-for-dates NEC (infant) (4000g to 4499g) → P08.1
  • Postmaturity, postmature (over 42 weeks)newborn → P08.22

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 16 Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)
  2. P05-P08 Disorders of newborn related to length of gestation and fetal growth (P05-P08)
  3. P08 Disorders of newborn related to long gestation and high birth weight
Billable codes
4
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
13

Codes in P08

  1. P08.0
    Exceptionally large newborn baby
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Usually implies a birth weight of 4500 g. or more

    Excludes1

    • syndrome of infant of diabetic mother (P70.1) P70.1
    • syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes (P70.0) P70.0
  2. P08.1
    Other heavy for gestational age newborn
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2, Excludes1 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Other newborn heavy- or large-for-dates regardless of period of gestation
    • Usually implies a birth weight of 4000 g. to 4499 g.

    Excludes1

    • newborn with a birth weight of 4500 or more (P08.0) P08.0
    • syndrome of infant of diabetic mother (P70.1) P70.1
    • syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes (P70.0) P70.0
  3. P08.2
    Late newborn, not heavy for gestational age
    Header
  4. P08.21
    Post-term newborn
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Newborn with gestation period over 40 completed weeks to 42 completed weeks
  5. P08.22
    Prolonged gestation of newborn
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Newborn with gestation period over 42 completed weeks (294 days or more), not heavy- or large-for-dates.
    • Postmaturity NOS

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At P08

Notes

  • When both birth weight and gestational age of the newborn are available, priority of assignment should be given to birth weight

Includes

  • the listed conditions, without further specification, as causes of morbidity or additional care, in newborn

Notes that also apply

Chapter 16 instructions (Notes 1, Includes 1, Excludes2 5): printed on the chapter 16 page.

Index entries

  • Heavy-for-dates NEC (infant) (4000g to 4499g) → P08.1
  • Large-for-dates NEC (infant) (4000g to 4499g) → P08.1
  • Heavy-for-dates NEC (infant) (4000g to 4499g)exceptionally (4500g or more) → P08.0
  • Large-for-dates NEC (infant) (4000g to 4499g)exceptionally (4500g or more) → P08.0
  • Largebaby (regardless of gestational age) (4000g to 4499g) → P08.1
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)post-term → P08.21
  • Post-term (40-42 weeks) (pregnancy) (mother)infant → P08.21
  • Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)prolonged gestation (over 42 completed weeks) → P08.22
  • Postmaturity, postmature (over 42 weeks)newborn → P08.22
  • Birthweight4500 grams or more → P08.0
  • Excess, excessive, excessivelylargeinfant → P08.0
  • Birthweight4000 grams to 4499 grams → P08.1
  • Prolonged, prolongation (of)gestation (over 42 completed weeks)newborn → P08.22

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