Z79.624
Z79.624: Long term (current) use of inhibitors of nucleotide synthesis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z79.624 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for long term (current) use of inhibitors of nucleotide synthesis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z79.624 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Long term (current) use of azathioprine
- Long term (current) use of mycophenolate
- Long term (current) use of purine synthesis (IMDH) inhibitors
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z79.624
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Written on Z79.6: Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z79.624 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Long-term›azathioprine
- Long-term›inhibitors of nucleotide synthesis
- Long-term›mycophenolate
- Long-term›purine synthesis inhibitors(IMDH)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.