P05.1
Header — not billableNewborn small for gestational age
The ICD-10 code for newborn small for gestational age is P05.1.
P05.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Newborn small-and-light-for-dates
- Newborn small-for-dates
- Weight and length below 10th percentile for gestational age
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under P05.1
- P05.10Newborn small for gestational age, unspecified weight
- P05.11Newborn small for gestational age, less than 500 grams
- P05.12Newborn small for gestational age, 500-749 grams
- P05.13Newborn small for gestational age, 750-999 grams
- P05.14Newborn small for gestational age, 1000-1249 grams
- P05.15Newborn small for gestational age, 1250-1499 grams
- P05.16Newborn small for gestational age, 1500-1749 grams
- P05.17Newborn small for gestational age, 1750-1999 grams
- P05.18Newborn small for gestational age, 2000-2499 grams
- P05.19Newborn small for gestational age, other
Related codes in this category
- P05.0Newborn light for gestational agenon-billable header
- P05.2Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age
- P05.9Newborn affected by slow intrauterine growth, unspecified
- P05.1Newborn small for gestational agenon-billable header