ICD-10-CM category
Z38 Liveborn infants according to place of birth
Z38 is a category, not a billable code. Report one of the 18 complete codes below.
Codes in Z38
- Z38.00Single liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.01Single liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.1Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.2Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
- Z38.30Twin liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.31Twin liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.4Twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.5Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
- Z38.61Triplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.62Triplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.63Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.64Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- 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
- Z38.7Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.8Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
Outside the US? Z38 in the international WHO ICD-10 lists its inclusion and exclusion notes.
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ICD-10-CM is developed by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and is based on the WHO ICD-10. Codes and titles are reproduced unchanged from the FY2026 code list (effective 1 October 2025). Their use here does not imply endorsement by CDC, HHS or the U.S. Government. Changes effective on or after 1 October 2026 may not be reflected yet; check the current release at cdc.gov or cms.gov before submitting claims.
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