P05.2

ICD-10Billable

NB aff by fetal malnut not light or small for gestatnl age

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

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

P05.2 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Infant, not light or small for gestational age, showing signs of fetal malnutrition, such as dry, peeling skin and loss of subcutaneous tissue

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • newborn affected by fetal malnutrition with light for gestational age (P05.0-)
  • newborn affected by fetal malnutrition with small for gestational age (P05.1-)

Related codes in P05

Where this code sits

Parent code
P05

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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