P07.1
Header — not billableOther low birth weight newborn
The ICD-10 code for other low birth weight newborn is P07.1.
P07.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- low birth weight due to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition (P05.-)
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 birth weight 1000-2499 g.
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under P07.1
- P07.10Other low birth weight newborn, unspecified weight
- P07.14Other low birth weight newborn, 1000-1249 grams
- P07.15Other low birth weight newborn, 1250-1499 grams
- P07.16Other low birth weight newborn, 1500-1749 grams
- P07.17Other low birth weight newborn, 1750-1999 grams
- P07.18Other low birth weight newborn, 2000-2499 grams
Related codes in this category
- P07.0Extremely low birth weight newbornnon-billable header
- P07.2Extreme immaturity of newbornnon-billable header
- P07.3Preterm [premature] newborn [other]non-billable header
- P07.1Other low birth weight newbornnon-billable header