Abstract. Postcoital bleeding refers to spotting or bleeding that occurs after intercourse and is not related to menstruation. The prevalence of postcoital bleeding ranges from 0.7 to 9.0 percent of menstruating women.
Bleeding after sex can be a sign of a health condition: an infection, such as pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), or a sexually transmitted infection (STI), such as chlamydia. vaginal dryness (atrophic vaginitis) caused by reduced vaginal secretions after the menopause.
ICD-10 code R58 for Hemorrhage, not elsewhere classified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Menorrhagia is well-covered by ICD10 codes N92. 0, N92. 2, and N92. 4.
ICD-10 Code for Coagulation defect, unspecified- D68. 9- Codify by AAPC.
In many cases, there is no single clear cause of postcoital bleeding, so there is no direct course of treatment. Potential treatment options include: vaginal moisturizers, available for purchase online. antibiotics for infections caused by bacteria, such as gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia.
A vaginal laceration can also happen during childbirth. In either case, the vagina will heal—but it takes time. With this type of postcoital bleeding, the blood is usually bright red and heavy.
High risk sexual behavior 1 Z72.5 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z72.5 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z72.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z72.5 may differ.
Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00 -Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways: