ICD-10-CM › Z00-Z99 › Z77-Z99 › Z79.8 Other long term (current) drug therapy › Z79.81
Z79.81
Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels
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 3 more specific codes instead:
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors
- FY2010 Removed from the draft draft
- FY2012 Returned to the draft draft
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Z79.82 | Long term (current) use of aspirin | Valid |
| Z79.83 | Long term (current) use of bisphosphonates | Valid |
| Z79.84 | Long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs | Valid |
| Z79.85 | Long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs | Valid |
| Z79.89 | Other long term (current) drug therapy | Not billable |