Z38.64
Z38.64 — Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z38.64 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
Z38.64 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 Z38.64 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 Z38.64.
- Newborn›quadruplet›born in hospital›by cesarean
- Infant›liveborn›quadruplet›born in hospital›by cesarean
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z38.6. If Z38.64 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Z38.61Triplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.62Triplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.63Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.65Quintuplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.66Quintuplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.68Other multiple liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.69Other multiple liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
Questions about Z38.64
- Is Z38.64 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. Z38.64 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does Z38.64 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).