P07.0
Extremely low birth weight newborn
P07.0 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for extremely low birth weight newborn. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are P07.00 Extremely low birth weight newborn, unspecified weight; P07.01 Extremely low birth weight newborn, less than 500 grams; P07.02 Extremely low birth weight newborn, 500-749 grams and P07.03 Extremely low birth weight newborn, 750-999 grams. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 5 Excludes2 entries.
Guidelines tips
From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.
Chapter 16 codes are never used on the maternal record, and chapter 15 codes are never used on the newborn record. Chapter 16 codes can be used for life if the condition persists.
Prematurity is coded only when documented. When birth weight and gestational age are both available, two P07 codes are assigned, weight first. P07 can also apply to an older child or adult whose health is still affected.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
- low birth weight due to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition (P05.-)
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (5 notes)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- tetanus neonatorum (A33)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- the listed conditions, without further specification, as the cause of morbidity or additional care, in newborn
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- 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
Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Newborn birth weight 999 g. or less
Notes
- When both birth weight and gestational age of the newborn are available, both should be coded with birth weight sequenced before gestational age
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
- Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records