P08.0: Exceptionally large baby
At birth the child weighed more than usual.
The child weighed more than 4.5 kilos.
There are various reasons why a child might be overweight at birth. A deviation like this may indicate some disorder, or it may not indicate ill health at all. The mother may have already been overweight before the pregnancy or she may have eaten unhealthily during the pregnancy.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).