Z32.2 Encounter for childbirth instruction

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 951 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V65.49 Other specified counseling (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Diagnosis Index entries for Z32.2

• Encounter (with health service) (for) › instruction (in) › childbirth

Nearby codes

• Z32 Encounter for pregnancy test and childbirth and childcare instruction
• Z32.0 Encounter for pregnancy test
• Z32.00 Encounter for pregnancy test, result unknown
• Z32.01 Encounter for pregnancy test, result positive
• Z32.02 Encounter for pregnancy test, result negative
• Z32.2 Encounter for childbirth instruction (this code)
• Z32.3 Encounter for childcare instruction