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.

Check Z79.83 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z79.83

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

Z79.83 is named in 10 Medicare coverage policies: 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.