P08.0 Exceptionally large newborn baby

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Usually implies a birth weight of 4500 g. or more

Excludes1 (never code together)

• syndrome of infant of diabetic mother (P70.1)
• syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes (P70.0)

Applies from P08 Disorders of newborn related to long gestation and high birth weight

Includes

• the listed conditions, without further specification, as causes of morbidity or additional care, in newborn

Notes

• When both birth weight and gestational age of the newborn are available, priority of assignment should be given to birth weight

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 795 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 766.0 Exceptionally large baby

Code annotations containing back-references to P08.0

Back-references to P08.0

• Type 1 Excludes: P08.1 Other heavy for gestational age newborn ("newborn with a birth weight of 4500 or more (P08.0)")

Diagnosis Index entries for P08.0

• Birth › weight › 4500 grams or more
• Excess, excessive, excessively › large › infant
• Heavy-for-dates NEC (infant) (4000g to 4499g) › exceptionally (4500g or more)
• Large-for-dates NEC (infant) (4000g to 4499g) › exceptionally (4500g or more)

Nearby codes

• P08 Disorders of newborn related to long gestation and high birth weight
• P08.0 Exceptionally large newborn baby (this code)
• P08.1 Other heavy for gestational age newborn
• P08.2 Late newborn, not heavy for gestational age
• P08.21 Post-term newborn
• P08.22 Prolonged gestation of newborn