Z38
Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Inclusion Terms
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.
More Specific Codes
9 codes under Z38
- Z38.0 Single liveborn infant, born in hospital Has subcodes
- Z38.1 Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital Billable
- Z38.2 Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth Billable
- Z38.3 Twin liveborn infant, born in hospital Has subcodes
- Z38.4 Twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital Billable
- Z38.5 Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth Billable
- Z38.6 Other multiple liveborn infant, born in hospital Has subcodes
- Z38.7 Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital Billable
- Z38.8 Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth Billable
Version History
How Z38 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentLiveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedLiveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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