P05.2
Billable codeNewborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age
The ICD-10 code for newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age is P05.2.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Infant, not light or small for gestational age, showing signs of fetal malnutrition, such as dry, peeling skin and loss of subcutaneous tissue
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- P05.0Newborn light for gestational agenon-billable header
- P05.1Newborn small for gestational agenon-billable header
- P05.9Newborn affected by slow intrauterine growth, unspecified
- P05.2Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 76420Approximate match
- 76421Approximate match
- 76422Approximate match
- 76423Approximate match
- 76424Approximate match
- 76425Approximate match
- 76426Approximate match
- 76427Approximate match
- 76428Approximate match
- 76429Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
P05.2 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.