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Prematurity and low birth weight (P05, P07)
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.16.d; I.C.16.e
“A code for prematurity should not be assigned unless it is documented.”
“When both birth weight and gestational age are available, two codes from category P07 should be assigned, with the code for birth weight sequenced before the code for gestational age.”
“are for use for a child or adult who was premature or had a low birth weight as a newborn and this is affecting the patient's current health status.”
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