P08.1 Other heavy for gestational age newborn

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Other newborn heavy- or large-for-dates regardless of period of gestation
• Usually implies a birth weight of 4000 g. to 4499 g.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• newborn with a birth weight of 4500 or more (P08.0)
• 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)

• 766.1 Other "heavy-for-dates" infants

Diagnosis Index entries for P08.1

• Birth › weight › 4000 grams to 4499 grams
• Heavy-for-dates NEC (infant) (4000g to 4499g)
• Large › baby (regardless of gestational age) (4000g to 4499g)
• Large-for-dates NEC (infant) (4000g to 4499g)

Nearby codes

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