Z37.9
Z37.9 — Outcome of delivery, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z37.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for outcome of delivery, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Multiple birth NOS
- Single birth NOS
Risk adjustment
Z37.9 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
How Z37.9 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z37.9.
- Outcome of delivery
- Outcome of delivery›multiple births
- Outcome of delivery›single NEC
- Outcome of delivery›twins NEC
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z37. If Z37.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z37.9
- Is Z37.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z37.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z37.9 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction (Z30-Z39).