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Z79.01

Z79.01: Long term (current) use of anticoagulants

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z79.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for long term (current) use of anticoagulants. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z79.01

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z79.0: Long term (current) use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics/antiplatelets

  • long term (current) use of aspirin (Z79.82)

Written on Z79: Long term (current) drug therapy

  • drug abuse and dependence (F11-F19)
  • drug use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O99.32-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Z79.01 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies: 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
  • A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
  • A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Long-term›anticoagulants
  • Therapy›drug, long-term›anticoagulants

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z79.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.