ICD-10 Code for Outcome of delivery
The ICD-10-CM code for outcome of delivery is Z37.9 — Outcome of delivery, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for outcome of delivery with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
Z37.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which outcome of delivery code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 19 codes under Outcome of delivery. 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
Outcome of delivery multiple births
| all liveborn | Z37.50 | Multiple births, unspecified, all liveborn | |
| all stillborn | Z37.7 | Other multiple births, all stillborn | |
| some liveborn | Z37.60 | Multiple births, unspecified, some liveborn | |
| all liveborn › quadruplets | Z37.52 | Quadruplets, all liveborn | |
| all liveborn › quintuplets | Z37.53 | Quintuplets, all liveborn | |
| all liveborn › sextuplets | Z37.54 | Sextuplets, all liveborn | |
| all liveborn › specified number NEC | Z37.59 | Other multiple births, all liveborn | |
| all liveborn › triplets | Z37.51 | Triplets, all liveborn | |
| some liveborn › quadruplets | Z37.62 | Quadruplets, some liveborn | |
| some liveborn › quintuplets | Z37.63 | Quintuplets, some liveborn | |
| some liveborn › sextuplets | Z37.64 | Sextuplets, some liveborn | |
| some liveborn › specified number NEC | Z37.69 | Other multiple births, some liveborn | |
| some liveborn › triplets | Z37.61 | Triplets, some liveborn |
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