Outcome Of Delivery Diagnoses Codes ICD-10-CM
The outcome of delivery diagnoses codes edit is a check in Medicare’s claim-validation software, the Medicare Code Editor (MCE). It covers the 19 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes listed below. These Z37 codes are reported as secondary diagnoses on every delivery record. They also satisfy the questionable obstetric admission edit: a cesarean or vaginal delivery procedure reported without one of them is flagged.
Diagnosis Codes in This Edit 19 codes · 1 category
Z37 Outcome of delivery19 codes
- Z37.0 Single live birth
- Z37.1 Single stillbirth
- Z37.2 Twins, both liveborn
- Z37.3 Twins, one liveborn and one stillborn
- Z37.4 Twins, both stillborn
- Z37.50 Multiple births, unspecified, all liveborn
- Z37.51 Triplets, all liveborn
- Z37.52 Quadruplets, all liveborn
- Z37.53 Quintuplets, all liveborn
- Z37.54 Sextuplets, all liveborn
- Z37.59 Other multiple births, all liveborn
- Z37.60 Multiple births, unspecified, some liveborn
- Z37.61 Triplets, some liveborn
- Z37.62 Quadruplets, some liveborn
- Z37.63 Quintuplets, some liveborn
- Z37.64 Sextuplets, some liveborn
- Z37.69 Other multiple births, some liveborn
- Z37.7 Other multiple births, all stillborn
- Z37.9 Outcome of delivery, unspecified
Questions About This Code Edit
What is the outcome of delivery diagnoses codes Medicare code edit?
Outcome of delivery diagnoses codes. Claims that fail the check are flagged for correction before payment.
How many ICD-10-CM codes are on the outcome of delivery diagnoses codes list?
The FY 2026 list contains 19 diagnosis codes across 1 code categories, imported from the CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits v43.0.
What happens when a claim triggers this edit?
These Z37 codes are reported as secondary diagnoses on every delivery record. They also satisfy the questionable obstetric admission edit: a cesarean or vaginal delivery procedure reported without one of them is flagged.
Does this edit make the codes invalid for billing?
No. Every code on this list is a valid ICD-10-CM code. The edit checks how the code is used on the claim, not whether the code exists.
Other ICD-10-CM Medicare Code Edits
Source: CMS Definitions of Medicare Code Edits v43.0, effective October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. Code lists are imported directly from the official manual. See also the ICD-10-PCS procedure edits and the MS-DRG list.
