Z79.1

Z79.1: Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID)

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z79.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (nsaid). It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z79.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

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

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z79.1

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

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

Z79.1 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Long-term›anti-inflammatory, non-steroidal(NSAID)
Long-term›non-steroidal anti-inflammatories(NSAID)
Therapy›drug, long-term›anti-inflammatory

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.