Z79 Non-Billable Code
Long term (current) drug therapy
Chapter Classification
Chapter 21
Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99)
Section Detail
Z77-Z99
Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
codeAlso
- any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81)
includes
- long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes
excludes2
- drug abuse and dependence (F11-F19)
- drug use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O99.32-)
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- Z79.0 - Long term (current) use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics/antiplatelets
- Z79.1 - Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID) Billable
- Z79.2 - Long term (current) use of antibiotics Billable
- Z79.3 - Long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives Billable
- Z79.4 - Long term (current) use of insulin Billable
- Z79.5 - Long term (current) use of steroids
- Z79.6 - Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
- Z79.8 - Other long term (current) drug therapy
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