Z38.5 is the ICD-10 code for Twin, unspecified as to place of birth. It is a four-character subcategory of Z38 (Liveborn infants according to place of birth), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z30–Z39 (Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Z38.5 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z38.5Tvilling, ospecificerad med avseende på plats för födsel
Z38.5Levendefødt barn etter tvillingfødsel med uspesifisert fødested
Z38.5Määrittämättömässä paikassa syntynyt kaksonen
Z38.5Zwilling, Geburtsort nicht näher bezeichnet
Z38.5Jumeaux, lieu de naissance non précisé
Z38.5tweeling, plaats van geboorte niet-gespecificeerd
Z38.5Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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