In simple words: This code simply means the mother gave birth to one living baby.

This ICD-10-CM code (Z37.0) indicates a single live birth outcome of a delivery. It is used as an additional code on the mother's medical record, not the newborn's. It should not be used in conjunction with codes from chapter 15 of ICD-10-CM (Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Puerperium) when the delivery is coded to O80 (Encounter for full-term uncomplicated delivery). It is used to track delivery outcomes and is not a diagnosis of a disease or injury.

Example 1: A 30-year-old woman delivers a single healthy baby vaginally at 39 weeks gestation without complications. The code Z37.0 would be used on the mother's record to indicate the outcome of the delivery., A 25-year-old woman has a planned cesarean section at 38 weeks for breech presentation. The baby is born healthy. Z37.0 would be used on the mother's record to indicate a single live birth, along with the appropriate code for the cesarean delivery., A woman at 40 weeks of gestation has a spontaneous vaginal delivery. The infant is born alive. Z37.0 would be recorded on the mother's medical chart to reflect the outcome of the delivery.

Documentation should support a live birth.