Z38
Z38: Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z38 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- 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.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead Z38
9 child codes. Green means billable.
- Z38.0Single liveborn infant, born in hospital
- Z38.1Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.2Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
- Z38.3Twin liveborn infant, born in hospital
- Z38.4Twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.5Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
- Z38.6Other multiple liveborn infant, born in hospital
- Z38.7Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.8Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth