ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z79 Z79.
ICD-10-CM Code for Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic Z79. 891.
ICD-10 Code for Opioid use, unspecified, uncomplicated- F11. 90- Codify by AAPC.
ICD-10 code F11. 20 for Opioid dependence, uncomplicated is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental disorders .
ICD-10 code Z51. 81 for Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Do methadone and Suboxone have the same ingredients? No, they are different medications with different ingredients. Methadone only has one ingredient, methadone hydrochloride. Suboxone is a combination of two medications, buprenorphine and naloxone.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 304.00 converts approximately to: 2015/16 ICD-10-CM F11. 20 Opioid dependence, uncomplicated.
F13. 20 Sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic dependence, uncomplicated - ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes.
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No International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10), diagnosis code exists for injection drug use–associated infective endocarditis (IDU-IE). Instead, public health researchers regularly use combinations of nonspecific ICD-10 codes to identify IDU-IE; however, the accuracy of these codes has not been evaluated.
Studies using nonspecific ICD-10 diagnosis codes for IDU-IE should be interpreted with caution . In the setting of an ongoing overdose crisis and a syndemic of infectious complications, a specific ICD-10 diagnosis code for IDU-IE is urgently needed.
Tolerance for opioids. Withdrawal symptoms when opioids are not taken. In ICD-10-CM, opioid use, abuse, and dependence are coded to category F11.
Per the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5): The diagnosis of Opioid Use Disorder can be applied to someone who has a problematic pattern of opioid use leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, ...
Because provider documentation is not always detailed enough to support proper code assignment, a query may be needed when coding opioid use disorders, to attain any missing pertinent information.
Finally, for patients who are using opioids as prescribed by their clinician, you use the code, Z79.891, Long-term (current) use of opiate analgesic. This includes methadone for pain management. However, if the methadone is to treat heroin addiction, the appropriate code would be F11.2- (Opioid dependence).
I found some guidance from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) which states that the diagnostic code for substance withdrawal that develops in individuals who take medications under appropriate medical supervision is F11.93, Opioid use, unspecified with withdrawal ( https://psychnews.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.pn.2018.9a23 ). This makes sense to me, because mild SUD goes to abuse and moderate or severe SUD codes to dependence. “Use” has no corresponding SUD designation.
Opioid use disorder is a pathological condition reflecting compulsive, prolonged self-administration of opioid substances with no legitimate medical purpose, or in the case of a medical condition requiring opioid treatment, use of opioids in doses greatly in excess of the amount needed and prescribed for that medical condition. The diagnosis is based on the following criteria (I am listing the criteria for generic substance use disorder (SUD)):
Mild substance use disorders in early or sustained remission are classified to the appropriate codes for substance abuse in remission, and moderate or severe substance use disorders in early or sustained remission are classified to the appropriate codes for substance dependence in remission. Opioid use disorder is a pathological condition ...
ICD-10-CM still uses terminology of use, abuse, and dependence. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, DSM, is the American Psychiatric handbook, and the current version is 5 (DSM-V or DSM-5). DSM-5 utilizes substance use disorder terminology. There was not a direct crosswalk between ICD-10-CM and the updated DSM-5 conditions until 2018 when the Official Guidelines added:
In terms of opioid use disorder, there is a disclaimer that tolerance and withdrawal criteria do not apply to patients properly taking prescription opioids under appropriate medical supervision. This disclaimer is extremely important.
It should go without being said that none of this can be coded without appropriate documentation from your clinician. If you query and they feel they need more information, you might consider referring them to the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine’s information packet, https://www.aoaam.org/resources/Documents/Clinical%20Tools/DSM-V%20Criteria%20for%20opioid%20use%20disorder%20.pdf.
When a patient is receiving prophylactic prescription maintenance for a condition using an opioid it should be documented and coded with Z79.891 Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic. Do not use this code for patients who have addiction or are seeking treatment for addiction. The Chapter 21 Guidelines state: “This subcategory is not for use of medications for detoxification or maintenance programs to prevent withdrawal symptoms in patients with drug dependence (e.g., methadone maintenance for opiate dependence). Assign the appropriate code for the drug dependence instead.”
A patient with a history of opioid abuse or dependence should be coded with the appropriate remission code (F11.11 Opioid abuse, in remission or F11.21 Opioid dependence, ...
The codes for opioid related disorders are found in Chapter 5 under category F11. The term “use” in Chapter 5 can mean non-prescription (recreational) use or any use not documented as abuse or dependence. The distinction between use, abuse and dependence is based on clinical evaluation and documentation. As per the ICD-10-CM guidelines for coding substances use, abuse and dependence, “only one code should be assigned to identify the pattern of use based on the following hierarchy: 1 If both use and abuse are documented, assign only the code for abuse 2 If both abuse and dependence are documented, assign only the code for dependence 3 If use, abuse and dependence are all documented, assign only the code for dependence 4 If both use and dependence are documented, assign only the code for dependence.”
The term “use” in Chapter 5 can mean non-prescription (recreational) use or any use not documented as abuse or dependence. The distinction between use, abuse and dependence is based on clinical evaluation and documentation. As per the ICD-10-CM guidelines for coding substances use, abuse and dependence, “only one code should be assigned ...