Z79.8
Z79.8 — Other long term (current) drug therapy
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z79.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other long term (current) drug therapy. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with Z79.8
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at Z79.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading Z79.8 alone.
- Z79.81Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels
Risk adjustment
Z79.8 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 Z79.8
6 child codes. Green means billable.
- Z79.81Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels
- Z79.82Long term (current) use of aspirin
- Z79.83Long term (current) use of bisphosphonates
- Z79.84Long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs
- Z79.85Long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs
- Z79.89Other long term (current) drug therapy
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z79. If Z79.8 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
- Z79.5Long term (current) use of steroids
- Z79.6Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
Questions about Z79.8
- Is Z79.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z79.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z79.8 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).