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ICD-10-CM Code for Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age P05.2

ICD-10 code P05.2 for Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period .

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Newborn affected by fetal (intrauterine) malnutrition not light or small for gestational age
Infant, not light or small for gestational age, showing signs of fetal malnutrition, such as dry, peeling skin and loss of subcutaneous tissue
Excludes1: newborn affected by fetal malnutrition with light for gestational age (P05.0-)
newborn affected by fetal malnutrition with small for gestational age (P05.1-)

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