Z79.3 Long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

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

Applies from Z79 Long term (current) drug therapy

Includes

• long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Code also

• any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 949-950 in MDC 23.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V58.69 Long-term (current) use of other medications (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Z79.3

Back-references to Z79.3

• Type 1 Excludes: Z92.0 Personal history of contraception ("long term (current) use of contraception (Z79.3)")

Back-references to Z79

• Code Also: Z51.81 Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring ("any long-term (current) drug therapy (Z79.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z92.2 Personal history of drug therapy ("long term (current) drug therapy (Z79.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z79.3

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

Nearby codes

• Z79.0 Long term (current) use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics/antiplatelets
• Z79.01 Long term (current) use of anticoagulants
• Z79.02 Long term (current) use of antithrombotics/antiplatelets
• Z79.1 Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID)
• Z79.2 Long term (current) use of antibiotics
• Z79.3 Long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives (this code)
• Z79.4 Long term (current) use of insulin
• Z79.5 Long term (current) use of steroids
• Z79.51 Long term (current) use of inhaled steroids
• Z79.52 Long term (current) use of systemic steroids
• Z79.6 Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants