ICD-10 Code for Newborn

Also indexed as (infant) (liveborn) (singleton)

The ICD-10-CM code for newborn is Z38.2 — Single liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for newborn with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).

BillableUnspecified

Z38.2 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.

Which newborn code should you use?

The Alphabetic Index lists 169 codes under Newborn. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.

By type

acne	L70.4	Infantile acne
abstinence syndrome	P96.1	Neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction
apnea	P28.40	Unspecified apnea of newborn
born in hospital	Z38.00	Single liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
born outside hospital	Z38.1	Single liveborn infant, born outside hospital
breast buds	P96.89	Other specified conditions originating in the perinatal period
breast engorgement	P83.4	Breast engorgement of newborn
convulsion	P90	Convulsions of newborn
dehydration	P74.1	Dehydration of newborn
fever	P81.9	Disturbance of temperature regulation of newborn, unspecified
hyperbilirubinemia	P59.9	Neonatal jaundice, unspecified
hypernatremia	P74.21	Hypernatremia of newborn
hyponatremia	P74.22	Hyponatremia of newborn
infection	P39.9	Infection specific to the perinatal period, unspecified
jaundice	P59.9	Neonatal jaundice, unspecified
late metabolic acidosis	P74.0	Late metabolic acidosis of newborn
mastitis	P39.0	Neonatal infective mastitis
multiple born NEC	Z38.8	Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
omphalitis	P38.9	Omphalitis without hemorrhage
post-term	P08.21	Post-term newborn
prolonged gestation	P08.22	Prolonged gestation of newborn
quadruplet	Z38.8	Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
quintuplet	Z38.8	Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
seizure	P90	Convulsions of newborn
sepsis	P36.9	Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified
triplet	Z38.8	Other multiple liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
twin	Z38.5	Twin liveborn infant, unspecified as to place of birth
vomiting	P92.09	Other vomiting of newborn
weight check	Z00.111	Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old

Newborn affected by

abnormalities of membranes	P02.9	Newborn affected by abnormality of membranes, unspecified
abruptio placenta	P02.1	Newborn affected by other forms of placental separation and hemorrhage
amino-acid metabolic disorder, transitory	P74.8	Other transitory metabolic disturbances of newborn
amniocentesis	P00.6	Newborn affected by surgical procedure on mother
amnionitis	P02.78	Newborn affected by other conditions from chorioamnionitis
apparent life threatening event	R68.13	Apparent life threatening event in infant (ALTE)
breech delivery	P03.0	Newborn affected by breech delivery and extraction
cardiac arrest	P29.81	Cardiac arrest of newborn
cardiomyopathy	I42.89	Other cardiomyopathies not elsewhere classified
cerebral ischemia	P91.0	Neonatal cerebral ischemia
Cesarean delivery	P03.4	Newborn affected by Cesarean delivery
chemotherapy agents	P04.11	Newborn affected by maternal antineoplastic chemotherapy
chorioamnionitis	P02.78	Newborn affected by other conditions from chorioamnionitis
cocaine	P04.41	Newborn affected by maternal use of cocaine
complications of labor and delivery	P03.9	Newborn affected by complication of labor and delivery, unspecified
compression of umbilical cord NEC	P02.5	Newborn affected by other compression of umbilical cord
contracted pelvis	P03.1	Newborn affected by other malpresentation, malposition and disproportion during labor and delivery
cyanosis	P28.2	Cyanotic attacks of newborn
delivery	P03.9	Newborn affected by complication of labor and delivery, unspecified
drugs of addiction	P04.40	Newborn affected by maternal use of unspecified drugs of addiction
environmental chemicals	P04.6	Newborn affected by maternal exposure to environmental chemical substances
entanglementin umbilical cord	P02.5	Newborn affected by other compression of umbilical cord
FIRS	P02.70	Newborn affected by fetal inflammatory response syndrome
forceps delivery	P03.2	Newborn affected by forceps delivery
hemorrhage	P02.1	Newborn affected by other forms of placental separation and hemorrhage
hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE]	P91.60	Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy [HIE], unspecified
induction of labor	P03.89	Newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and delivery
intestinal perforation	P78.0	Perinatal intestinal perforation
intrauterineblood loss	P50.9	Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss, unspecified
intrauterinehemorrhage	P50.9	Newborn affected by intrauterine (fetal) blood loss, unspecified
intrauterineprocedure	P96.5	Complication to newborn due to (fetal) intrauterine procedure
malpresentationNEC	P03.1	Newborn affected by other malpresentation, malposition and disproportion during labor and delivery
meconium peritonitis	P78.0	Perinatal intestinal perforation
medication	P04.19	Newborn affected by maternal use of unspecified medication
membrane abnormalities	P02.9	Newborn affected by abnormality of membranes, unspecified
membranitis	P02.78	Newborn affected by other conditions from chorioamnionitis
methamphetamine	P04.49	Newborn affected by maternal use of other drugs of addiction
mixed metabolic and respiratory acidosis	P84	Other problems with newborn
neonatal abstinence syndrome	P96.1	Neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drugs of addiction
noxious substances transmitted via placenta or breast milk	P04.9	Newborn affected by maternal noxious substance, unspecified
nutritional supplements	P04.5	Newborn affected by maternal use of nutritional chemical substances
placenta previa	P02.0	Newborn affected by placenta previa
placentitis	P02.78	Newborn affected by other conditions from chorioamnionitis
precipitate delivery	P03.5	Newborn affected by precipitate delivery
prolapsed cord	P02.4	Newborn affected by prolapsed cord
respiratory arrest	P28.81	Respiratory arrest of newborn
slow intrauterine growth	P05.9	Newborn affected by slow intrauterine growth, unspecified
tobacco	P04.2	Newborn affected by maternal use of tobacco
twin to twin transplacental transfusion	P02.3	Newborn affected by placental transfusion syndromes
umbilical cordaround neck	P02.5	Newborn affected by other compression of umbilical cord
umbilical cord condition	P02.60	Newborn affected by unspecified conditions of umbilical cord
uterine contractions	P03.6	Newborn affected by abnormal uterine contractions
vasa previa	P02.69	Newborn affected by other conditions of umbilical cord
abnormalities of membranes › specified NEC	P02.8	Newborn affected by other abnormalities of membranes
bleeding › cerebral cortex	P52.22	Intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage, grade 4, of newborn
bleeding › germinal matrix	P52.0	Intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage, grade 1, of newborn
bleeding › ventricles	P52.1	Intraventricular (nontraumatic) hemorrhage, grade 2, of newborn
cardiomyopathy › congenital	I42.4	Endocardial fibroelastosis
complications of labor and delivery › specified NEC	P03.89	Newborn affected by other specified complications of labor and delivery
delivery › Cesarean	P03.4	Newborn affected by Cesarean delivery
delivery › forceps	P03.2	Newborn affected by forceps delivery
delivery › vacuum extractor	P03.3	Newborn affected by delivery by vacuum extractor [ventouse]

Newborn apnea

primary	P28.30	Primary sleep apnea of newborn, unspecified
obstructive	P28.42	Obstructive apnea of newborn
sleep	P28.30	Primary sleep apnea of newborn, unspecified

Newborn born in hospital

by cesarean

Z38.01

Single liveborn infant, delivered by cesarean

Newborn examination

8 to 28 days old	Z00.111	Health examination for newborn 8 to 28 days old
under 8 days old	Z00.110	Health examination for newborn under 8 days old

Newborn fever

environmentally-induced

P81.0

Environmental hyperthermia of newborn

Newborn hyperbilirubinemia

of prematurity

P59.0

Neonatal jaundice associated with preterm delivery

Newborn infection

candidal	P37.5	Neonatal candidiasis
specified NEC	P39.8	Other specified infections specific to the perinatal period
urinary tract	P39.3	Neonatal urinary tract infection

Newborn jaundice

of prematurity	P59.0	Neonatal jaundice associated with preterm delivery
specified NEC	P59.8	Neonatal jaundice from other specified causes

Newborn mastitis

infective	P39.0	Neonatal infective mastitis
noninfective	P83.4	Breast engorgement of newborn

Newborn multiple born NEC

born in hospital	Z38.68	Other multiple liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
born outside hospital	Z38.7	Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital

Newborn omphalitis

with mild hemorrhage	P38.1	Omphalitis with mild hemorrhage
without hemorrhage	P38.9	Omphalitis without hemorrhage

Newborn quadruplet

born in hospital	Z38.63	Quadruplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
born outside hospital	Z38.7	Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital

Newborn quintuplet

born in hospital	Z38.65	Quintuplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
born outside hospital	Z38.7	Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital

Newborn sepsis

specified NEC

P36.8

Other bacterial sepsis of newborn

Newborn triplet

born in hospital	Z38.61	Triplet liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
born outside hospital	Z38.7	Other multiple liveborn infant, born outside hospital

Newborn twin

born in hospital	Z38.30	Twin liveborn infant, delivered vaginally
born outside hospital	Z38.4	Twin liveborn infant, born outside hospital

Newborn vomiting

bilious

P92.01

Bilious vomiting of newborn

Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources