Z38
Header — not billableLiveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
The ICD-10 code for liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery is Z38.
Z38 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- This category is for use as the principal code on the initial record of a newborn baby. It is to be used for the initial birth record only. It is not to be used on the mother's record.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Z38
- Z38.0Single liveborn infant, born in hospitalnon-billable header
- Z38.1Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.2Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
- Z38.3Twin liveborn infant, born in hospitalnon-billable header
- Z38.4Twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.5Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
- Z38.6Other multiple liveborn infant, born in hospitalnon-billable header
- Z38.7Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.8Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
Related codes in this category
- Z30Encounter for contraceptive managementnon-billable header
- Z31Encounter for procreative managementnon-billable header
- Z32Encounter for pregnancy test and childbirth and childcare instructionnon-billable header
- Z33Pregnant statenon-billable header
- Z34Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancynon-billable header
- Z36Encounter for antenatal screening of mothernon-billable header
- Z37Outcome of deliverynon-billable header
- Z39Encounter for maternal postpartum care and examinationnon-billable header
- Z3AWeeks of gestationnon-billable header
- Z38Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of deliverynon-billable header