Z79.84

Z79.84: Long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z79.84 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs (Z79.85)
long term (current) use of insulin (Z79.4)

Inclusion terms

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

Long term (current) use of oral antidiabetic drugs

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z79.84

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

Z79.84 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56686Billing and Coding: HbA1c
A57063Billing and Coding: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
A57189Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium
A57718Billing and Coding: Vitamin D Assay Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Long-term›oral›antidiabetic
Long-term›oral›hypoglycemic
Therapy›drug, long-term›oral antidiabetic
Therapy›drug, long-term›oral hypoglycemic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.