Z79.6

Z79.6: Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

Z79.6 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

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 steroids (Z79.5-)
long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels (Z79.81-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z79.6

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.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead Z79.6

6 child codes. Green means billable.