Diagnosis Code

Z38.1 SINGLE LIVEBORN INFANT, BORN OUTSIDE HOSPITAL


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: Z38.1

Short Description: Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital

Long Description: Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital

The code Z38.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction (Z30-Z39)
      • Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of del (Z38)
        • Z38.1 Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital

This code is valid for perinatal / newborn diagnoses

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Birth details - finding
  • Born at home
  • Born before arrival
  • Born before arrival of midwife
  • Born before arrival to hospital
  • Born in ambulance
  • Home birth
  • Livebirth born before admission to hospital
  • Place of birth - finding
  • Singleton liveborn born outside hospital

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
Z38.1 Right Arrow V30.1 Singl livebrn-before adm
V30.2 Single liveborn-nonhosp
V39.1 Liveborn NOS-before adm
V39.2 Liveborn NOS-nonhosp

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
Z38 Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
Z38.0 Single liveborn infant, born in hospital
Z38.00 Single liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
Z38.01 Single liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
Z38.2 Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
Z38.3 Twin liveborn infant, born in hospital
Z38.30 Twin liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
Z38.31 Twin liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
Z38.4 Twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital
Z38.5 Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
Z38.6 Other multiple liveborn infant, born in hospital
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
Z38.7 Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital
Z38.8 Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023