ICD-10-CM Code Z79.3

Valid for Submission

Z79.3 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives. The code is valid for the year 2020 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. The ICD-10-CM code Z79.3 might also be used to specify conditions or terms like long-term current use of hormonal contraceptive. The code is exempt from present on admission (POA) reporting for inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to the code Z79.3:

Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.

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

Index to Diseases and Injuries

The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code Z79.3 are found in the index:

• - Long-term (current) (prophylactic) drug therapy (use of)
  • - birth control pill or patch - Z79.3
  • - contraceptive, oral - Z79.3
  • - oral
    • - contraceptive - Z79.3

• - Therapy
  • - drug, long-term (current) (prophylactic)
    • - birth control pill or patch - Z79.3
    • - contraceptive, oral - Z79.3
    • - oral contraceptive - Z79.3

Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Long-term current use of hormonal contraceptive

Diagnostic Related Groups

The ICD-10 code Z79.3 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V37.0 What are Diagnostic Related Groups?
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). applicable from 10/01/2019 through 09/30/2020.

• 949 - AFTERCARE WITH CC/MCC
• 950 - AFTERCARE WITHOUT CC/MCC

Present on Admission (POA)

Z79.3 is exempt from POA reporting - The Present on Admission (POA) indicator is used for diagnosis codes included in claims involving inpatient admissions to general acute care hospitals. POA indicators must be reported to CMS on each claim to facilitate the grouping of diagnoses codes into the proper Diagnostic Related Groups (DRG). CMS publishes a listing of specific diagnosis codes that are exempt from the POA reporting requirement. Review other POA exempt codes here .

Convert Z79.3 to ICD-9

• V58.69 - Long-term use meds NEC (Approximate Flag)

Code Classification

• Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99)
  • Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)
    • Long term drug therapy (Z79) (current)

Code History

• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016
  (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020

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