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P08.1

P08.1: Other heavy for gestational age newborn

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P08.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other heavy for gestational age newborn. 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 with a birth weight of 4500 or more (P08.0)
  • syndrome of infant of diabetic mother (P70.1)
  • syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes (P70.0)

Inclusion terms

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

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

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Heavy-for-dates NEC(infant) (4000g to 4499g)
  • Large-for-dates NEC(infant) (4000g to 4499g)
  • Large›baby(regardless of gestational age) (4000g to 4499g)
  • Birth›weight›4000 grams to 4499 grams

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P08

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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