Z79.632

Z79.632: Long term (current) use of antitumor antibiotic

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z79.632 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for long term (current) use of antitumor antibiotic. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Long term (current) use of bleomycin
Long term (current) use of doxorubicin
Long term (current) use of mitomycin C

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z79.632

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

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

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

Z79.632 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57718Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing
A59186Billing and Coding: Magnesium

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Long-term›antitumor antibiotic
Long-term›bleomycin
Long-term›doxorubicin
Long-term›mitomycin C

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.