Z79.5
Z79.5 — Long term (current) use of steroids
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z79.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for long term (current) use of steroids. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
Z79.5 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead Z79.5
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z79. If Z79.5 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Z79.0Long term (current) use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics/antiplatelets
- Z79.1Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID)
- Z79.2Long term (current) use of antibiotics
- Z79.3Long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives
- Z79.4Long term (current) use of insulin
- Z79.6Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
- Z79.8Other long term (current) drug therapy
Questions about Z79.5
- Is Z79.5 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z79.5 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z79.5 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).