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Z38.6

Other multiple liveborn infant, born in hospital

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:

  • Z38.61 Triplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
  • Z38.62 Triplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
  • Z38.63 Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
  • Z38.64 Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
  • Z38.65 Quintuplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
  • Z38.66 Quintuplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
  • Z38.68 Other multiple liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
  • Z38.69 Other multiple liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other multiple liveborn infant, born in hospital

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from Z38 Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery

Also known as

  • 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.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
Z38.0 Single liveborn infant, born in hospital Not billable
Z38.1 Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital Valid
Z38.2 Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth Valid
Z38.3 Twin liveborn infant, born in hospital Not billable
Z38.4 Twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital Valid
Z38.5 Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth Valid
Z38.7 Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital Valid
Z38.8 Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth Valid