Other 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 3 more specific codes instead:

Z79.890 Hormone replacement therapy
Z79.891 Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic
Z79.899 Other long term (current) drug therapy

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 Other 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.

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
Z79.81	Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels	Not billable
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