Z38.6Other multiple liveborn infant, born in hospital

Z38.6 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other multiple liveborn infant, born in hospital. It belongs to category Z38 (liveborn infants according to place of birth and type 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 8 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z38, choose Z38.6 (Other multiple liveborn infant, born in hospital) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: single liveborn infant, born in hospital (Z38.0), single liveborn infant, born outside hospital (Z38.1), single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth (Z38.2), twin liveborn infant, born in hospital (Z38.3), twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital (Z38.4), twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth (Z38.5), other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital (Z38.7) and other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth (Z38.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z38.61 (vaginally), Z38.62 (cesarean), Z38.63 (vaginally), Z38.64 (cesarean), Z38.65 (vaginally), Z38.66 (cesarean), Z38.68 (vaginally) and Z38.69 (cesarean).

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