As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 729:
Z79.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z79.2 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z79.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z79.2 may differ. Z codes represent reasons for encounters.
Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 729.9: Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 729.92:
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 729.9:
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
729.92 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of nontraumatic hematoma of soft tissue. This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
The following crosswalk between ICD-9 to ICD-10 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
References found for the code 729.92 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 729:
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
Long term current use of antibiotics. Long-term current use of antibiotics for prevention of recurrent infection. Prophylactic (preventative) antibiotic administration. Prophylactic (preventative) antibiotic prevention of subacute bacterial endocarditis. Prophylactic antibiotic administration done.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z79.2 became effective on October 1, 2021.