Z79.899

Z79.899: Other long term (current) drug therapy

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z79.899 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other long term (current) drug therapy. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z79.899

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

Z79.899 is named in 55 Medicare coverage policies: 55 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52399Billing and Coding: Denosumab (Prolia®, Xgeva®, Jubbonti®) and biosimilars
A53060Billing and Coding: Ophthalmology: Extended Ophthalmoscopy and Fundus Photography
A54799Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing
A55001Billing and Coding: Urine Drug Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Long-term›drug, specified NEC
Prophylactic›medication
Therapy›drug, long-term›drug, specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.