P05.0
Header — not billableNewborn light for gestational age
The ICD-10 code for newborn light for gestational age is P05.0.
P05.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Newborn light-for-dates
- Weight below but length above 10th percentile for gestational age
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under P05.0
- P05.00Newborn light for gestational age, unspecified weight
- P05.01Newborn light for gestational age, less than 500 grams
- P05.02Newborn light for gestational age, 500-749 grams
- P05.03Newborn light for gestational age, 750-999 grams
- P05.04Newborn light for gestational age, 1000-1249 grams
- P05.05Newborn light for gestational age, 1250-1499 grams
- P05.06Newborn light for gestational age, 1500-1749 grams
- P05.07Newborn light for gestational age, 1750-1999 grams
- P05.08Newborn light for gestational age, 2000-2499 grams
- P05.09Newborn light for gestational age, 2500 grams and over
Related codes in this category
- P05.1Newborn small for gestational agenon-billable header
- P05.2Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age
- P05.9Newborn affected by slow intrauterine growth, unspecified
- P05.0Newborn light for gestational agenon-billable header