ICD-10-CM · Chapter 21 · Z00–Z99
Z39.0
Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
Quick facts
- Code
- Z39.0
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 21 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Category
- Z39 — Encounter for maternal postpartum care and examination
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Z39.0 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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