2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code P07.30

Preterm newborn, unspecified weeks of gestation

ICD-10-CM Code:
P07.30
ICD-10 Code for:
Preterm newborn, unspecified weeks of gestation
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period
    (P00–P96)
    • Disorders of newborn related to length of gestation and fetal growth
      (P05-P08)
      • Disorders of newborn related to short gestation and low birth weight, not elsewhere classified
        (P07)

P07.30 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of preterm newborn, unspecified weeks of gestation. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Unspecified diagnosis codes like P07.30 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Baby premature 24-26 weeks
  • Baby premature 26-28 weeks
  • Baby premature 28-32 weeks
  • Baby premature 32-36 weeks
  • Baby premature at delivery less than 32 weeks
  • Chronic pulmonary insufficiency of prematurity
  • Chronic respiratory disease in perinatal period
  • Complication of prematurity
  • Disorder relating to short gestation AND/OR low birthweight
  • Gestation abnormality
  • Gestation abnormality
  • Gestation abnormality
  • Metabolic bone disease of prematurity
  • Moderate to late prematurity of infant
  • Neonatal respiratory distress
  • Physiological anomaly of neonatal skin
  • Premature birth of fraternal twins, both living
  • Premature birth of fraternal twins, both stillborn
  • Premature birth of fraternal twins, one living, one stillborn
  • Premature birth of identical twins, both living
  • Premature birth of identical twins, both stillborn
  • Premature birth of identical twins, one living, one stillborn
  • Premature birth of multiple newborns
  • Premature birth of newborn
  • Premature birth of newborn triplets
  • Premature birth of newborn twins
  • Premature birth of stillborn twins
  • Premature infant
  • Premature infant 28-37 weeks
  • Prematurity of infant
  • Respiratory distress
  • Respiratory distress in early neonatal period
  • Respiratory instability of prematurity
  • Respiratory insufficiency syndrome of newborn
  • Sepsis of premature infant
  • Short fetal gestation
  • Skin fragility of prematurity
  • Triplet birth
  • Twins - both live born
  • Twins - both live born
  • Twins - both stillborn
  • Twins - both stillborn
  • Twins - both stillborn
  • Twins - one still and one live born
  • Twins - one still and one live born

Clinical Classification

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert P07.30 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 765.09 - Extreme immat 2500+g
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 765.19 - Preterm NEC 2500+g
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.
  • ICD-9-CM Code: 765.20 - Weeks of gestation NOS
    Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education


Premature Babies

Almost 1 of every 10 infants born in the United States are premature, or preemies. A premature birth is when a baby is born before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. A full-term pregnancy is 40 weeks.

Important growth and development happen throughout pregnancy - especially in the final months and weeks. Because they are born too early, preemies weigh much less than full-term babies. They may have health problems because their organs did not have enough time to develop. Problems that a baby born too early may have include:

  • Breathing problems
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Developmental delay
  • Vision problems
  • Hearing problems

Preemies need special medical care in a neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU. They stay there until their organ systems can work on their own.

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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.