Z79.51

Z79.51: Long term (current) use of inhaled steroids

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z79.51 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for long term (current) use of inhaled steroids. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Z79.51 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z79.51

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

Z79.51 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A56416Billing and Coding: Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function
A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Long-term›steroids›inhaled
Therapy›drug, long-term›steroids›inhaled

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z79.5

Z79.52Long term (current) use of systemic steroids