Diagnosis Code

P08.0 EXCEPTIONALLY LARGE NEWBORN BABY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: P08.0

Short Description: Exceptionally large newborn baby

Long Description: Exceptionally large newborn baby

The code P08.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96)
    • Disorders of newborn related to length of gestation and fetal growth (P05-P08)
      • Disord of newborn related to long gest and high birth weight (P08)
        • P08.0 Exceptionally large newborn baby

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Abnormal weight
  • Baby birth weight equal to or greater than 96 percent
  • Birth weight abnormality
  • Exceptionally large at birth
  • Finding of birth weight centile
  • High birth weight

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code P08.0 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Usually implies a birth weight of 4500 g. or more
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • syndrome of infant of diabetic mother (@P70.1*)
    • syndrome of infant of mother with gestational diabetes (@P70.0*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
P08.0 Right Arrow 766.0 Exceptionally large baby

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
P08 Disorders of newborn related to long gestation and high birth weight
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


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023