Z37.6Other multiple births, some liveborn

Z37.6 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other multiple births, some liveborn. It belongs to category Z37 (outcome of delivery), block Z30-Z39 (persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction) and chapter 21 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 6 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z37, choose Z37.6 (Other multiple births, some liveborn) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: single live birth (Z37.0), single stillbirth (Z37.1), twins, both liveborn (Z37.2), twins, one liveborn and one stillborn (Z37.3), twins, both stillborn (Z37.4), other multiple births, all liveborn (Z37.5), other multiple births, all stillborn (Z37.7) and unspecified (Z37.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z37.60 (liveborn), Z37.61 (liveborn), Z37.62 (liveborn), Z37.63 (liveborn), Z37.64 (liveborn) and Z37.69 (liveborn).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.