P08.0

Exceptionally large newborn baby

Billable / specific

P08.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

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

Includes (from P08)

  • conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later
  • the listed conditions, without further specification, as causes of morbidity or additional care, in newborn
  • Note: Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records
  • Note: When both birth weight and gestational age of the newborn are available, priority of assignment should be given to birth weight

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

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

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from P08)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from P08)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from P08)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from P08)
  • tetanus neonatorum (A33) (from P08)

Also known as

  • Usually implies a birth weight of 4500 g. or more
  • Birth, weight, 4500 grams or more
  • Excess, excessive, excessively, large, infant
  • Heavy-for-dates NEC, exceptionally
  • Large-for-dates NEC, exceptionally

Parent code

  • P08Disorders of newborn related to long gestation and high birth weightHeader

Related codes

  • P08.1Other heavy for gestational age newbornBillable
  • P08.2Late newborn, not heavy for gestational ageHeader

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