2025 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z38.66

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Quintuplet liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean

  • Z38.66 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM Z38.66 became effective on October 1, 2024.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z38.66 – other international versions of ICD-10 Z38.66 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

  • Z38.66 is applicable to newborns of age 0 years.

The following code(s) above Z38.66 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to Z38.66:

  • Z00-Z99  Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
  • Z38  Liveborn infants according to place of birth and type of delivery

Approximate Synonyms

  • Quintuplet live birth in hospital by cesarean section
  • Quintuplet liveborn in hospital by cesarean section

Present On Admission

  • Z38.66 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Z38.66 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v42.0):

  • 795 Normal newborn

Convert Z38.66 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
  • 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z38.66: