P08.22
P08.22 — Prolonged gestation of newborn
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
P08.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for prolonged gestation of newborn. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Newborn with gestation period over 42 completed weeks (294 days or more), not heavy- or large-for-dates.
- Postmaturity NOS
Risk adjustment
P08.22 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How P08.22 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to P08.22.
- Newborn›prolonged gestation(over 42 completed weeks)
- Postmaturity, postmature›newborn
- Prolonged, prolongation›gestation›newborn
Related codes at this level
Codes that share P08.2. If P08.22 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about P08.22
- Is P08.22 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. P08.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does P08.22 sit in the tabular list?
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96), in the block Disorders of newborn related to length of gestation and fetal growth (P05-P08).