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ICD-10-CM Z79 — Long term (current) drug therapy | Codelle

Z79

ICD-10-CM

Long term (current) drug therapy

Clinical Notes

Includes

long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes

Excludes 2 — Not included here

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)

Code Hierarchy

Subcodes (8)

Z79.0Long term (current) use of antocoag/antithrom/angiplate

Z79.1Long term (current) use of non-steroidal non-inflam (NSAID)

Z79.2Long term (current) use of antibiotics

Z79.3Long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives

Z79.4Long term (current) use of insulin

Z79.5Long term (current) use of steroids

Z79.6Long term (crnt) use of immunomodulator & immunosuppressant

Z79.8Other long term (current) drug therapy

Same Category

Z79.0Long term (current) use of antocoag/antithrom/angiplate Z79.01Long term (current) use of anticoagulants Z79.02Long term (current) use of antithrombotics/antiplatelets Z79.1Long term (current) use of non-steroidal non-inflam (NSAID)Z79.2Long term (current) use of antibiotics Z79.3Long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives Z79.4

Long term (current) use of insulin

Z79.5Long term (current) use of steroids

Z79.51Long term (current) use of inhaled steroids

Z79.52Long term (current) use of systemic steroids

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