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P05.01

P05.01: Newborn light for gestational age, less than 500 grams

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P05.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for newborn light for gestational age, less than 500 grams. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Other codes that can never be billed with P05.01

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • P07.0Extremely low birth weight newborn
  • P07.1Other low birth weight newborn

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Light-for-dates›with weight of›499 grams or less

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P05.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.