Z79.3

Long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives

Billable / specificPOA exempt

Z79.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Long term (current) use of birth control pill or patch

Includes (from Z79)

  • long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes
  • Note: Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. 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:
  • Note: (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 (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
  • Note: (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.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • drug abuse and dependence (F11-F19) (from Z79)
  • drug use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O99.32-) (from Z79)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09) (from Z79)
  • any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81) (from Z79)

Also known as

  • Long term (current) use of birth control pill or patch
  • Long-term, birth control pill or patch
  • Long-term, contraceptive, oral
  • Long-term, oral, contraceptive
  • Therapy, drug, long-term, birth control pill or patch
  • Therapy, drug, long-term, contraceptive, oral
  • Therapy, drug, long-term, oral contraceptive

Parent code

  • Z79Long term (current) drug therapyHeader

Related codes

  • Z79.0Long term (current) use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics/antiplateletsHeader
  • Z79.1Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID)Billable
  • Z79.2Long term (current) use of antibioticsBillable
  • Z79.4Long term (current) use of insulinBillable
  • Z79.5Long term (current) use of steroidsHeader
  • Z79.6Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressantsHeader
  • Z79.8Other long term (current) drug therapyHeader

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