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Z79.82

Z79.82: Long term (current) use of aspirin

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z79.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for long term (current) use of aspirin. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z79.82

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

Z79.82 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
  • A56551Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
  • A56799Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
  • A57414Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (Diagnostic and Therapeutic)

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Long-term›aspirin
  • Therapy›drug, long-term›aspirin

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z79.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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