ICD-Code P08.2: Post-term infant, not heavy for gestational age
The birth took place more than 2 weeks after the expected delivery date.
The weeks of pregnancy of most commonly counted from the day of the last period. A pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks.
If a pregnancy lasts longer than 42 weeks, the child is sometimes no longer adequately supplied with nutrients. After the birth this can be seen from wrinkled, flaky skin or a lack of fatty padding, for example.
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.
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
Source
The explanation of the ICD code was provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).