P92.3: Underfeeding of newborn
In the period immediately after the birth, the baby was undernourished.
The body needs the energy from food in order to grow and stay healthy. Food is made up of various ingredients. For example, the body needs proteins to build up muscles and to be able to work properly. In a case of malnutrition, in general too little food or too little of certain food elements is being taken in.
Newborn babies usually lose a little weight during the first few days after the birth. After that, their weight keeps increasing. They should reach their birth weight again after around 2 weeks.
If the baby is undernourished in the period after it is born, it will not consistently gain weight. It may be that the baby loses too much weight initially, or that it fails to put on enough weight.
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
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