Z39.0 ICD-10-CA code: Care and examination immediately after delivery
Z39.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Care and examination immediately after delivery” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
Z39.0Care and examination immediately after delivery
Short description: Postpartum care & exam after delivery
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written Z390
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to Z39.0. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Care (of) (for) (following), postpartum, immediately after delivery
- Examination (general) (routine) (of) (for), postpartum, immediately after delivery
- Status (post), postpartum NEC (routine follow up), care immediately after delivery
Notes for Z39.0
As CIHI prints them, with any note Z39.0 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Care and observation in uncomplicated cases
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Care for postpartum complications - see Alphabetical Index
Note
- This chapter should not be used for international comparison or for primary mortality coding.Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as "diagnoses" or "problems". This can arise in two main ways:(a) When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.(b) When some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury. Such factors may be elicited during population surveys, when the person may or may not be currently sick, or be recorded as an additional factor to be borne in mind when the person is receiving care for some illness or injury.From Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Where Z39.0 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
- 2Block Z30-Z39Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction
- 3Category Z39Postpartum care and examination
- 4Valid code Z39.0Care and examination immediately after delivery
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code Z39.0 mean?
Z39.0 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Care and examination immediately after delivery” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is Z39.0 in ICD-10-CA?
Z39.0 sits under Z39 Postpartum care and examination, within Z30-Z39 Persons encountering health services in circumstances related to reproduction, within Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99).
What coding notes apply to Z39.0?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note notes for Z39.0, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.