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P05.2

P05.2: Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P05.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • newborn affected by fetal malnutrition with light for gestational age (P05.0-)
  • newborn affected by fetal malnutrition with small for gestational age (P05.1-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Infant, not light or small for gestational age, showing signs of fetal malnutrition, such as dry, peeling skin and loss of subcutaneous tissue

Other codes that can never be billed with P05.2

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

  • Newborn›affected by›fetal›malnutrition not light or small for gestational age

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P05

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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