Z98.5 Sterilization status

Non-billable header with 2 child codes.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• female infertility (N97.-)
• male infertility (N46.-)

Applies from Z98 Other postprocedural states

Excludes2 (not included here)

• aftercare (Z43-Z49, Z51)
• follow-up medical care (Z08-Z09)
• Fontan related circulation (I27.84-)
• postprocedural complication - see Alphabetical Index

Codes under Z98.5

• Z98.51 Tubal ligation status
• Z98.52 Vasectomy status

Code annotations containing back-references to Z98.5

Back-references to Z98

• Type 2 Excludes: Z78 Other specified health status ("postprocedural status (Z93-Z99)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z87.7 Personal history of (corrected) congenital malformations ("other postprocedural states (Z98.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z92 Personal history of medical treatment ("postprocedural states (Z98.-)")

Nearby codes

• Z98.3 Post therapeutic collapse of lung status
• Z98.4 Cataract extraction status
• Z98.41 Cataract extraction status, right eye
• Z98.42 Cataract extraction status, left eye
• Z98.49 Cataract extraction status, unspecified eye
• Z98.5 Sterilization status (this code)
• Z98.51 Tubal ligation status
• Z98.52 Vasectomy status
• Z98.6 Angioplasty status
• Z98.61 Coronary angioplasty status
• Z98.62 Peripheral vascular angioplasty status