Z38.8

Billable
ChapterZ00–Z99
Ranksubcategory
Official Description

Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth

Metadata & Insights
  • •2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
  • •Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
  • •Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).
General instructions are available for the parent sections:
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Clinical Hierarchy

CH21Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Z30-Z39Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction (Z30-Z39)
Z38Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
Z38.8Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to Z38.8:

categoryZ38
Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to Z38.8. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

8 raw paths
Infant (s)4 unique routes
liveborn (singleton)(4 variants)
multiple NEC→Z38.8
quadruplet→Z38.8
quintuplet→Z38.8
triplet→Z38.8
Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)4 unique routes
multiple born NEC→Z38.8
quadruplet→Z38.8
quintuplet→Z38.8
triplet→Z38.8

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 795
Normal Newborn

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