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
Z38 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.
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
Questions about Z38
- Is Z38 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z38 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z38 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).