Long term (current) drug therapy

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 8 more specific codes instead:

Z79.0 Long term (current) use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics/antiplatelets (also a header)
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 (also a header)
Z79.6 Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants (also a header)
Z79.8 Other long term (current) drug therapy (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Long term (current) drug therapy

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Excludes2 - 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)

Includes

long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes

Inherited from the Z77-Z99 section Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)

Code also

any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)