ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z38.3
Twin liveborn infant, born in hospital
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- Z38.3
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z38 — Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z38.3 is a category (header) for twin liveborn infant, born in hospital. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in Z38
- Z38Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
- Z38.0Single liveborn infant, born in hospital
- Z38.00Single liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.01Single liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.1Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.2Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
- Z38.30Twin liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.31Twin liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.4Twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital
- Z38.5Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
- Z38.6Other multiple liveborn infant, born in hospital
- Z38.61Triplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.62Triplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
- Z38.63Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
- Z38.64Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
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