ICD-10 diagnosis code

P05.2 Fetal malnutrition without mention of light or small for gestational age

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P05.2 is the ICD-10 code for Fetal malnutrition without mention of light or small 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 P05.2 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • fetal malnutrition with mention of:
    • light for gestational age P05.0
    • small for gestational age P05.1

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.

P05.2 in national editions

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

NorwayICD-10-NO

P05.2Feilernæring hos foster uten opplysning om lett eller liten i forhold til svangerskapslengde

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DP052Dysmaturitet

FinlandICD-10-FI

P05.2Sikiön aliravitsemus ilman kasvun hidastumista

GermanyICD-10-GM

P05.2Fetale Mangelernährung des Neugeborenen ohne Angabe von zu leicht oder zu klein für das Gestationsalter [light or small for gestational age]

FranceICD-10-FR

P05.2Malnutrition du fœtus, sans mention de léger ou petit pour l'âge gestationnel

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

P05.2foetale ondervoeding zonder vermelding van licht of klein voor

United StatesICD-10-CM

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

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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