Z39.0

ICD-10Billable

Encntr for care and exam of mother immediately after del

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Encounter for care and examination of mother immediately after delivery

Z39.0 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Care and observation in uncomplicated cases when the delivery occurs outside a healthcare facility

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • care for postpartum complication- see Alphabetic index

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Z39

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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