Z78.0
Read this short guide to learn about the ICD-10 code Z78.0 – Asymptomatic menopausal state.
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Z78.0 Diagnosis Code: Asymptomatic menopausal state
The ICD-10 Z78.0 diagnosis code is used to designate Asymptomatic menopausal state.
This code only be used on adult female patients since adult females are the only ones who go through menopause, Moreover, this is unacceptable as a principal diagnosis because it doesn’t diagnose anything. It simply explains that an adult female patient’s menopausal state doesn’t have symptoms.
If you’re checking on an adult female patient who is already in a menopausal state but they are not experiencing the symptoms that often come with menopause, you can use this ICD-10 code to explain part of their health status.
Is Z78.0 billable?
Yes. This ICD-10 code is valid and billable.
Clinical information about menopause:
Menopause is a biological process that all females have to go through at a certain point in their lives, usually in their late 40s or early 50s.
When a female enters a menopausal state, their reproductive years are over. Once they enter this state, they can no longer give birth to a child. They also stop having menstrual periods permanently.
If they go through twelve consecutive months without a single period, that confirms that they have entered a menopausal state.
Not only do menstrual cycles stop, their body will also decrease the production of estrogen and progesterone. The decrease in the production of these hormones can lead to the following symptoms:
- They become moody
- They might become irritable
- They might become depressed
- They might have trouble sleeping, mainly due to night sweats
- They might experience hot flashes
- They might feel pain during sexual intercourse
- Their periods will start becoming irregular until the total cessation of their cycles
Some females in menopause don’t experience the usual symptoms. That means they’re in an asymptomatic menopausal state.
Synonyms include:
- History of normal menopause
- Menopause present
- Normal menopause
- Perimenopausal state
- Postmenopausal state
- Menopause with no menopausal symptoms
- Menopause with no symptoms
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Other ICD-10 codes commonly used for menopause:
- E28.310 - Symptomatic premature menopause
- E28.319 - Asymptomatic premature menopause
- N95.1 - Menopausal and female climacteric states
- N95.8 - Other specified menopausal and perimenopausal disorders
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