Liveborn, unspecified whether single, twin or multiple, born outside hospital and not hospitalized

This code identifies a live birth that occurred outside of a hospital setting, where the specific number of infants (single, twin, or multiple) is not documented. The newborn was not subsequently admitted to a hospital.

This code is appropriate for documenting the birth of an infant in an out-of-hospital environment, such as a home birth or birth en route to a facility, when there is no record indicating if the birth was a singleton or part of a multiple gestation. It is used when the newborn does not require hospitalization following the birth.

• Ensure documentation clearly states the birth occurred outside a hospital and the newborn was not hospitalized.
• Only use when the documentation does not specify if the birth was single, twin, or multiple.
• This code is for the newborn's record, not the mother's.