Z38.8 Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth

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

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)

• V34.00 Other multiple birth (three or more), mates all liveborn, born in hospital, delivered without mention of cesarean section (approximate)
• V35.00 Other multiple birth (three or more), mates all still born, born in hospital, delivered without mention of cesarean section (approximate)
• V35.01 Other multiple birth (three or more), mates all still born, born in hospital, delivered by cesarean section (approximate)
• V36.00 Other multiple birth (three or more), mates liveborn and stillborn, born in hospital, delivered without mention of cesarean section (approximate)
• V36.01 Other multiple birth (three or more), mates liveborn and stillborn, born in hospital, delivered without mention of cesarean section (approximate)
• V37.00 Other multiple birth (three or more), unspecified whether mates liveborn or stillborn, 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 Z38.8

• Infant (s) › liveborn (singleton) › multiple NEC
• Infant (s) › liveborn (singleton) › quadruplet
• Infant (s) › liveborn (singleton) › quintuplet
• Infant (s) › liveborn (singleton) › triplet
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › multiple born NEC
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › quadruplet
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › quintuplet
• Newborn (infant) (liveborn) (singleton) › triplet

Nearby codes

• Z38.65 Quintuplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
• Z38.66 Quintuplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
• Z38.68 Other multiple liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
• Z38.69 Other multiple liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean
• Z38.7 Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital
• Z38.8 Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth (this code)