2027 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z79.890Hormone replacement therapy

ICD-10-CM Codes›Z00–Z99›Z77-Z99›current

ICD-10-CM Z79.890
CMSSource: CMS FY 2027 ICD-10-CM dataset · Effective Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Z79.890 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for hormone replacement therapy. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027) and groups to MS-DRG 951. The code is not accepted as a principal diagnosis by the Medicare Code Editor and exempt from POA reporting. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified status.

Code Identity

ICD-10-CM Code
Z79.890
Billable Status
Yes — Valid for Submission
Code Describes
Hormone replacement therapy
Short Description
Hormone replacement therapy
Same as the full description in the CMS dataset.
Parent Code
Z79.89
Other long term (current) drug therapy

Code Classification

ChapterZ00–Z99Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
SectionZ77-Z99Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
CategorycurrentLong term drug therapy (Z79)
This CodeZ79.890Hormone replacement therapy

Code EditsBilling

Medicare Code Editor checks that affect claim validity for Z79.890.

Unacceptable principal diagnosis
There are selected codes that describe a circumstance which influences an individual's health status but not a current illness or injury, or codes that are not specific manifestations but may be due to an underlying cause. These codes are considered unacceptable as a principal diagnosis.

Present on Admission (POA)Billing

Z79.890 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review the other POA exempt codes in Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).

Approximate SynonymsGuidance

Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.

  • Hormone replacement monitoring check done
  • Hormone replacement monitoring status
  • Hormone replacement therapy bleed pattern - abnormal
  • Hormone replacement therapy bleed pattern - no bleeding
  • Hormone replacement therapy bleed pattern - not relevant
  • Hormone replacement therapy started
  • HRT side-effects
  • HRT: combined estrogen/progestogen
  • HRT: unopposed estrogen
  • Long-term current use of postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy
  • Long-term current use of steroid
  • Long-term current use of testosterone replacement therapy
  • Long-term current use of thyroid hormone replacement therapy
  • Menopause monitoring status
  • Years on hormone replacement therapy

Instructional NotesGuidance

Instructions from the official ICD-10-CM Tabular List that apply to Z79.890: its own notes plus those printed at Z79, block Z77-Z99, and Chapter 21. A note printed at a category, block or chapter applies to every code under it.

Includes

Further defines, or gives examples of, the content of the category.

From Z79 Long term (current) drug therapy applies to 32 codes
  • long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes

Excludes2

Not included here: the excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, so both codes may be reported.

From Z79 Long term (current) drug therapy applies to 32 codes
  • drug abuse and dependence (F11-F19)
  • drug use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O99.32-)

Code Also

A second code may be needed to fully describe the condition; the note gives no sequencing direction.

From Z79 Long term (current) drug therapy applies to 32 codes
  • any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81)
From Block Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status applies to 567 codes
  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)

Notes

General instructions on how these codes are used.

From Chapter 21 (Z00-Z99) Factors influencing health status and contact with health services applies to 1,425 codes
  • 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:
  • (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.
  • (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.

Source: CMS ICD-10-CM Tabular List. How to read instructional notes.

Referenced in Other NotesGuidance

Instructional notes printed at other codes that name Z79.890, its category, or a range that includes it.

Excludes1 1

These codes carry an Excludes1 note naming Z79.890: they are not reported together with it, unless the two conditions are unrelated.

  • Z79.81 Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels
    hormone replacement therapy (Z79.890)

Excludes2 1

These codes carry an Excludes2 note naming Z79.890: its condition is not part of those codes, and both may be reported when the patient has both.

  • Z92.2 Personal history of drug therapy
    long term (current) drug therapy (Z79.-) names Z79.-, which includes this code

Code Also 1

These codes say Z79.890 may also be needed to fully describe the condition. The note gives no sequencing direction.

  • Z51.81 Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring
    any long-term (current) drug therapy (Z79.-) names Z79.-, which includes this code

Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance

Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.

Clinical ClassificationClinical

AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.

CCSR FAC025
Other specified status
Default principal diagnosis: inpatient No · outpatient Yes

Patient EducationClinical

Hormone Therapy for Menopause

Menopause is the time in a woman's life when her menstrual periods stop. It is a normal part of aging. During menopause, the body makes much lower amounts of the hormones estrogen and progesterone.

The full article covers:

  • What is hormone therapy for menopause?
  • What does hormone therapy for menopause treat?
  • Who should not use hormone therapy for menopause?
  • What are the types of hormone therapy for menopause?
  • What are the risks of hormone therapy for menopause?

Read the full article at MedlinePlus

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Convert Z79.890 to ICD-9-CMHistory

The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.

ICD-9-CM
V07.4 Hormone replace postmeno
Exact Match The mapping is direct, with no qualifiers.

Code HistoryHistory

FY 2016AddedAdded to the ICD-10-CM code setEffective October 1, 2015, the first year of ICD-10-CM.
FY 2017–2026No changes
FY 2027CurrentCurrent code set, no changesEffective October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Questions About Z79.890Overview

What is the ICD-10 code for hormone replacement therapy?

The ICD-10-CM code for hormone replacement therapy is Z79.890 (sometimes written as Z79890). It is billable on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Is Z79.890 (Other long term (current) drug therapy) a billable code?

Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report hormone replacement therapy on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

What MS-DRG does Z79.890 group to?

On inpatient claims, hormone replacement therapy maps to MS-DRG 951 (other Factors Influencing Health Status), which carries a relative weight of 0.5574. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.

Can Z79.890 be a principal diagnosis?

No. The Medicare Code Editor rejects this code as a principal diagnosis because hormone replacement therapy describes a circumstance that influences health status rather than a current illness. Report it as a secondary diagnosis.

Is Z79.890 exempt from POA reporting?

Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for hormone replacement therapy on inpatient claims. The code appears in the Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99) range of the CMS exempt list.