Z38.2 Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Single liveborn infant NOS

Applies from Z38 Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery

Applicable to

• This category is for use as the principal code on the initial record of a newborn baby. It is to be used for the initial birth record only. It is not to be used on the mother's record.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 795 in MDC 15.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V30.00 Single liveborn, born in hospital, delivered without mention of cesarean section (approximate)
• V39.00 Liveborn, unspecified whether single, twin or multiple, born in hospital, delivered without mention of cesarean section (approximate)

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

• Perinatal/Newborn diagnoses: Age conflict edit. These diagnoses occur only during the perinatal or newborn period, so the Medicare Code Editor flags them on any record where the patient is not age 0.

Diagnosis Index entries for Z38.2

• Infant (s) › liveborn (singleton)
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)

Nearby codes

• Z38 Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery
• Z38.0 Single liveborn infant, born in hospital
• Z38.00 Single liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
• Z38.01 Single liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
• Z38.1 Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital
• Z38.2 Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth (this code)
• Z38.3 Twin liveborn infant, born in hospital
• Z38.30 Twin liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
• Z38.31 Twin liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
• Z38.4 Twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital
• Z38.5 Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth