Is Z79.83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z79.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z79.83 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).

Z79.83

Z79.83 — Long term (current) use of bisphosphonates

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z79.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for long term (current) use of bisphosphonates. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Risk adjustment

Z79.83 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.

Medicare coverage

Z79.83 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies — 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56389Billing and Coding: Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and Visualization
A56799Billing and Coding: Visual Fields Testing
A57070Billing and Coding: Ophthalmic Biometry for Intraocular Lens Power Calculation
A57132Billing and Coding: Bone Mass Measurement

How Z79.83 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z79.83.

Long-term›bisphosphonates
Therapy›drug, long-term›bisphosphonates

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z79.8. If Z79.83 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about Z79.83

Is Z79.83 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z79.83 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z79.83 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).