ICD-10-CM › Z00-Z99 › Z77-Z99 › Z79.6 Long term (current) use of... › Z79.62
Z79.62
Long term (current) use of immunosuppressant
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:
- 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
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2023 to now.
- FY2023 Added to the code set Long term (current) use of immunosuppressant
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.
Inherited from Z79 Long term (current) drug therapy
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)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Z79.60 | Long term (current) use of unspecified immunomodulators and immunosuppressants | Valid |
| Z79.61 | Long term (current) use of immunomodulator | Valid |
| Z79.63 | Long term (current) use of chemotherapeutic agent | Not billable |
| Z79.64 | Long term (current) use of myelosuppressive agent | Valid |
| Z79.69 | Long term (current) use of other immunomodulators and immunosuppressants | Valid |