Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z79.8

Other long term (current) drug therapy

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z79.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Other long term (current) drug therapy
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
      (Z77-Z99)
      • Long term drug therapy (Z79)
        (current)

Z79.8 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other long term (current) drug therapy. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Other long term (current) drug therapy

Non-specific codes like Z79.8 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other long term (current) drug therapy:

  • Z79.81 for Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z79.810 for Long term (current) use of selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z79.811 for Long term (current) use of aromatase inhibitors - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z79.818 for Long term (current) use of other agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z79.82 for Long term (current) use of aspirin - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z79.83 for Long term (current) use of bisphosphonates - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z79.84 for Long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z79.85 for Long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z79.89 for Other long term (current) drug therapy - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z79.890 for Hormone replacement therapy - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z79.891 for Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z79.899 for Other long term (current) drug therapy - BILLABLE CODE

Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.