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Z79Long term (current) drug therapy

ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)

Code Details

Billable	No — use a more specific child code
Chapter	Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Section	Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)

Coding Notes

Includes

long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes

Excludes2 (not part of this condition — may code both)

drug abuse and dependence (F11-F19)
drug use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O99.32-)

Code Also

any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81)

Subcategories (8)

Z79.0 Long term (current) use of antocoag/antithrom/angiplate
Z79.1 Long term (current) use of non-steroidal non-inflam (NSAID)
Z79.2 Long term (current) use of antibiotics
Z79.3 Long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives
Z79.4 Long term (current) use of insulin
Z79.5 Long term (current) use of steroids
Z79.6 Long term (crnt) use of immunomodulator & immunosuppressant
Z79.8 Other long term (current) drug therapy

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