Z98.5Sterilization status

Z98.5 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for sterilization status. It belongs to category Z98 (other postprocedural states), block Z77-Z99 (persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status) and chapter 21 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z98 (other postprocedural states), Z98.5 is specifically for sterilization status. Related codes cover intestinal bypass and anastomosis status (Z98.0), arthrodesis status (Z98.1), presence of cerebrospinal fluid drainage device (Z98.2), post therapeutic collapse of lung status (Z98.3), cataract extraction status (Z98.4), angioplasty status (Z98.6) and other specified postprocedural states (Z98.8).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z98.51 (status) and Z98.52 (status).

Don't report Z98.5 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: female infertility (N97.-) and male infertility (N46.-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.