Z78.0 — Asymptomatic menopausal state

Z78.0

ICD-10 Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status — illustrative image — Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99) — illustrative image

What this code means

Asymptomatic menopausal state records that a woman is postmenopausal, without menopausal symptoms being the reason for care.

Also called: menopausal state, postmenopausal status.

When this code is used

Used for asymptomatic menopausal state.

Where it sits in ICD-10-CM

Code Z78.0 belongs to Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services, which covers codes Z00–Z99 in the FY2027 ICD-10-CM tabular list. The official description above is copied verbatim from the CDC/NCHS FY2027 code file.

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10-CM code Z78.0?

Z78.0 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for “Asymptomatic menopausal state”. Asymptomatic menopausal state records that a woman is postmenopausal, without menopausal symptoms being the reason for care.

When is code Z78.0 used?

Used for asymptomatic menopausal state. It belongs to Chapter 21 of ICD-10-CM (Factors influencing health status and contact with health services).

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