A 24-year-old female patient completed her 40th week of pregnancy. Her physician had noted that her antepartum visits were all within normal ranges. She had a vaginal delivery with episiotomy. A single live newborn was delivered in the hospital. Patient had a successful delivery with no complications. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes for the delivery only.

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The CPT code 59409 is used for vaginal delivery only, and ICD-10-CM code Z37.0 is used for a single live birth. The code 080 is not a valid ICD-10-CM code for this scenario.

A 24-Year-Old Female Patient Completed Her 40th Week of Pregnancy