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ICD-10-CM Code Z38.2
Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth

BILLABLE
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
POA Exempt
POA Exempt Code
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires medical coders to indicate whether or not a condition was present at the time of admission, in order to properly assign MS-DRG codes. This "Present On Admission" (POA) indicator is recorded on CMS form 4010A.
Newborn Only
Newborn Only
Code is only used for patients less than 1 year old.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

Z38.2 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

POA Indicators on CMS form 4010A are as follows:

IndicatorMeaningCMS Will Pay CC/MCC DRG Costs
YDiagnosis was present at time of inpatient admissionYes
NDiagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admissionNo
UDocumentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.No
WClinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.Yes
1Exempt from POA reportingNo


Coding Notes for Z38.2 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.
Single liveborn infant NOS

MS-DRG Mapping

  • DRG Group #795 - Normal newborn.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Z38.2 - Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Z38.2. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Newborn(infant) (liveborn) (singleton) (Z38.2)

Equivalent ICD-9 Codes GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

Single liveborn, born in hospital, delivered without mention of cesarean section (approximate match)
Liveborn, unspecified whether single, twin or multiple, born in hospital, delivered without mention of cesarean section (approximate match)

This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code Z38.2 and a single ICD9 code, V39.00 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.


Parent Code: Z38 - Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery

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