Z79.4 Billable Code
Long term (current) use of insulin
Effective From: 10/01/2016
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)
Code Hierarchy
This code is a child of Z79.
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes2
- long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs (Z79.85)
- long term (current) use of oral antidiabetic drugs (Z79.84)
- long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs (Z79.84)
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