Z37 Outcome of delivery

Category / Non-billable header 21 subcodes

Block: Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction (Z30-Z39)

Includes

  • 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.

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • stillbirth (P95)

Subcodes

Subcodes are listed below for reference. Detail pages are not available for chapters 11–22.

Code Description Billable
Z37..0 Single live birth Yes
Z37..1 Single stillbirth Yes
Z37..2 Twins, both liveborn Yes
Z37..3 Twins, one liveborn and one stillborn Yes
Z37..4 Twins, both stillborn Yes
Z37..5 Other multiple births, all liveborn No
Z37..50 Multiple births, unspecified, all liveborn Yes
Z37..51 Triplets, all liveborn Yes
Z37..52 Quadruplets, all liveborn Yes
Z37..53 Quintuplets, all liveborn Yes
Z37..54 Sextuplets, all liveborn Yes
Z37..59 Other multiple births, all liveborn Yes
Z37..6 Other multiple births, some liveborn No
Z37..60 Multiple births, unspecified, some liveborn Yes
Z37..61 Triplets, some liveborn Yes
Z37..62 Quadruplets, some liveborn Yes
Z37..63 Quintuplets, some liveborn Yes
Z37..64 Sextuplets, some liveborn Yes
Z37..69 Other multiple births, some liveborn Yes
Z37..7 Other multiple births, all stillborn Yes
Z37..9 Outcome of delivery, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026