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ICD-10 diagnosis code

P05.0 Light for gestational age

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P05.0 is the ICD-10 code for Light for gestational age. It is a four-character subcategory of P05 (Slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block P05–P08 (Disorders related to length of gestation and fetal growth) in Chapter XVI, Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
XVI · P00–P96
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What P05.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Light-for-dates

Coding notes

  • Usually referred to as weight below but length above 10th centile for gestational age.

P05.0 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

P05.0För lätt i förhållande till graviditetstiden (lätt-för-tiden)

NorwayICD-10-NO

P05.0Lett i forhold til svangerskapslengde

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DP050Lav vægt i forhold til gestationsalderen

FinlandICD-10-FI

P05.0Sikiön hidas painon kasvu

GermanyICD-10-GM

P05.0Für das Gestationsalter zu leichte Neugeborene

FranceICD-10-FR

P05.0Faible poids pour l'âge gestationnel

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

P05.0licht voor zwangerschapsduur

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • P05.00Newborn light for gestational age, unspecified weight
  • P05.01Newborn light for gestational age, less than 500 grams
  • P05.02Newborn light for gestational age, 500-749 grams
  • P05.03Newborn light for gestational age, 750-999 grams
  • P05.04Newborn light for gestational age, 1000-1249 grams
  • P05.05Newborn light for gestational age, 1250-1499 grams
  • P05.06Newborn light for gestational age, 1500-1749 grams
  • P05.07Newborn light for gestational age, 1750-1999 grams
  • and 2 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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