ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

P07.1Other low birth weight newborn

Not billable — use a more specific code

P07.1 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 6 more specific codes beneath it.

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About P07.1

P07.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other low birth weight newborn. It belongs to category P07 (disorders of newborn related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified), block P05-P08 (disorders of newborn related to length of gestation and fetal growth) and chapter 16 (certain conditions originating in the perinatal period). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within P07, choose P07.1 (Other low birth weight newborn) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: Extremely low birth weight newborn (P07.0), extreme immaturity of newborn (P07.2) and preterm [premature] newborn [other] (P07.3).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: P07.10 (unspecified weight), P07.14 (1000-1249 grams), P07.15 (1250-1499 grams), P07.16 (1500-1749 grams), P07.17 (1750-1999 grams) and P07.18 (2000-2499 grams).

Don't report P07.1 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: low birth weight due to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition (P05.-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under P07.1

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code

Newborn birth weight 1000-2499 g.

Excludes1Not coded here — never report together with this code

low birth weight due to slow fetal growth and fetal malnutrition (P05.-)

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to P07.1.

› From P07 Disorders of newborn related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified

Note

When both birth weight and gestational age of the newborn are available, both should be coded with birth weight sequenced before gestational age

Includes

the listed conditions, without further specification, as the cause of morbidity or additional care, in newborn

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 16: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period.

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about P07.1

Is P07.1 billable?: No. P07.1 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.