If you are a coder working in hospital 1 where this baby was born prematurely, you would only code the diagnoses at hospital 1. There are three codes:
765.18 (pre-term infant with birthweight 2,000-2,499 grams)
765.28 (35-36 completed weeks of gestation)
V30.00 (liveborn infant born in hospital, delivered without mention of cesarean delivery)
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