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ICD-10-CM Codes Z00-Z99 Z77-Z99 Z79

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z79

Long term (current) drug therapy

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Includes for Z79:

  • long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes

Code Also for Z79:

  • any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81)

Excludes-2 for Z79:

  • drug abuse and dependence (F11-F19)

  • drug use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O99.32-)

Codes Hierarchy:

    • Z79  Long term (current) drug therapy
      • Z79.0 Long term (current) use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics/antiplatelets
        • Z79.01  Long term (current) use of anticoagulants
        • Z79.02  Long term (current) use of antithrombotics/antiplatelets
      • Z79.1  Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (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
        • Z79.51  Long term (current) use of inhaled steroids
        • Z79.52  Long term (current) use of systemic steroids
      • Z79.6 Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
        • Z79.60  Long term (current) use of unspecified immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
        • Z79.61  Long term (current) use of immunomodulator
        • Z79.62 Long term (current) use of immunosuppressant
          • Z79.620  Long term (current) use of immunosuppressive biologic
          • Z79.621  Long term (current) use of calcineurin inhibitor
          • Z79.622  Long term (current) use of Janus kinase inhibitor
          • Z79.623  Long term (current) use of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) inhibitor
          • Z79.624  Long term (current) use of inhibitors of nucleotide synthesis
        • Z79.63 Long term (current) use of chemotherapeutic agent
          • Z79.630  Long term (current) use of alkylating agent
          • Z79.631  Long term (current) use of antimetabolite agent
          • Z79.632  Long term (current) use of antitumor antibiotic
          • Z79.633  Long term (current) use of mitotic inhibitor
          • Z79.634  Long term (current) use of topoisomerase inhibitor
        • Z79.64  Long term (current) use of myelosuppressive agent
        • Z79.69  Long term (current) use of other immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
      • Z79.8 Other long term (current) drug therapy
        • Z79.81 Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels
          • Z79.810  Long term (current) use of selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs)
          • Z79.811  Long term (current) use of aromatase inhibitors
          • Z79.818  Long term (current) use of other agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels
        • Z79.82  Long term (current) use of aspirin
        • Z79.83  Long term (current) use of bisphosphonates
        • Z79.84  Long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs
        • Z79.85  Long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs
        • Z79.89 Other long term (current) drug therapy
          • Z79.890  Hormone replacement therapy
          • Z79.891  Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic
          • Z79.899  Other long term (current) drug therapy