Z37
Header — not billableOutcome of delivery
The ICD-10 code for outcome of delivery is Z37.
Z37 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 9 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- stillbirth (P95)
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- This category is intended for use as an additional code to identify the outcome of delivery on the mother's record. It is not for use on the newborn record.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Z37
- Z37.0Single live birth
- Z37.1Single stillbirth
- Z37.2Twins, both liveborn
- Z37.3Twins, one liveborn and one stillborn
- Z37.4Twins, both stillborn
- Z37.5Other multiple births, all livebornnon-billable header
- Z37.6Other multiple births, some livebornnon-billable header
- Z37.7Other multiple births, all stillborn
- Z37.9Outcome of delivery, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- Z30Encounter for contraceptive managementnon-billable header
- Z31Encounter for procreative managementnon-billable header
- Z32Encounter for pregnancy test and childbirth and childcare instructionnon-billable header
- Z33Pregnant statenon-billable header
- Z34Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancynon-billable header
- Z36Encounter for antenatal screening of mothernon-billable header
- Z38Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of deliverynon-billable header
- Z39Encounter for maternal postpartum care and examinationnon-billable header
- Z3AWeeks of gestationnon-billable header
- Z37Outcome of deliverynon-billable header