ICD-10 Code P05.2: Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age
P05.2 is a billable ICD-10 diagnosis code used to classify Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age in medical records and claims. You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records. ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96).
What is this code?
ICD-10 codes are diagnosis classification codes used in healthcare records, reporting, coding workflows, and billing support. This code sits within the broader ICD-10 area for Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96).
When is it used?
- May be used when a clinician documents newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age in a patient's medical record.
- May appear in hospital records, claims, referrals, and clinical documentation.
- This code can be used as a clinically usable diagnosis entry in standardized coding workflows.
What it does not mean
- A code alone does not explain severity, treatment plan, or outcome.
- A medical code should not be treated as a substitute for a doctor's diagnosis or advice.
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Official coding notes
- Infant, not light or small for gestational age, showing signs of fetal malnutrition, such as dry, peeling skin and loss of subcutaneous tissue
- newborn affected by fetal malnutrition with light for gestational age (P05.0-)
- newborn affected by fetal malnutrition with small for gestational age (P05.1-)
Where you may see this code
You may see this code in hospital records, discharge summaries, insurance claims, encounter documentation, referrals, or other healthcare billing and coding records.
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