P05.2 Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Infant, not light or small for gestational age, showing signs of fetal malnutrition, such as dry, peeling skin and loss of subcutaneous tissue

Excludes1 (never code together)

• newborn affected by fetal malnutrition with light for gestational age (P05.0-)
• newborn affected by fetal malnutrition with small for gestational age (P05.1-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 791 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 764.20 Fetal malnutrition without mention of "light-for-dates", unspecified [weight] (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to P05.2

Back-references to P05

• Type 1 Excludes: P07.0 Extremely low birth weight newborn ("low birth weight due to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition (P05.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: P07.1 Other low birth weight newborn ("low birth weight due to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition (P05.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P05.2

• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › affected by › fetal (intrauterine) › malnutrition not light or small for gestational age

Nearby codes

• P05.15 Newborn small for gestational age, 1250-1499 grams
• P05.16 Newborn small for gestational age, 1500-1749 grams
• P05.17 Newborn small for gestational age, 1750-1999 grams
• P05.18 Newborn small for gestational age, 2000-2499 grams
• P05.19 Newborn small for gestational age, other
• P05.2 Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age (this code)
• P05.9 Newborn affected by slow intrauterine growth, unspecified