Long term (current) use of anticoagulants 1 Z79.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM Z79.01 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z79.01 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z79.01 may differ.
Long term (current) use of antibiotics. Z79.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM Z79.2 became effective on October 1, 2019.
Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Z79.891 became effective on October 1, 2018. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z79.891 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z79.891 may differ.
Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring. Z51.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2019 edition of ICD-10-CM Z51.81 became effective on October 1, 2018. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z51.81 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z51.81 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Code for Long term (current) use of antithrombotics/antiplatelets Z79. 02.
The ICD-10 section that covers long-term drug therapy is Z79, with many subsections and specific diagnosis codes.
ICD 10 codes for anticonvulsants and ICD Code Y46. 6.
ICD-10 for long term use of metoprolol Metoprolol does not come under any of the possible 'long term (current) drug therapy' codes (Z79. 01-Z79. 891) because it is none of those drugs, but it does come under 'other long term drug therapy (Z79. 899)' for that very reason.
Long-term medicine Any medicine you have to take for three or more months to control symptoms or to prevent complications from a condition. Examples of conditions that might require long-term medicine include: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, arthritis, heart conditions, and long-term pain.
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 .
When a patient has a history of cerebrovascular disease without any sequelae or late effects, ICD-10 code Z86. 73 should be assigned.
Long term (current) use of antithrombotics/antiplatelets The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z79. 02 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z79.
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Long term (current) drug use - V58. 6 codes are for use for when the patient has been on a medication for an extended time, or when the medication has been currently prescribed with the intent of long term use.
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ICD-10 code Z79. 899 for Other long term (current) drug therapy is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
ICD-10-PCS GZ3ZZZZ is a specific/billable code that can be used to indicate a procedure.
ICD-10 Code for Other long term (current) drug therapy- Z79. 899- Codify by AAPC. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services. Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status.
Treatment with any substance, other than food, that is used to prevent, diagnose, treat, or relieve symptoms of a disease or abnormal condition.
Z79.02 Long term (current) use of antithrombotics/an... Z79.1 Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti... Z79.2 Long term (current) use of antibiotics. Z79.3 Long term (current) use of hormonal contracep... Z79.4 Long term (current) use of insulin.
Categories Z40-Z53 are intended for use to indicate a reason for care. They may be used for patients who have already been treated for a disease or injury, but who are receiving aftercare or prophylactic care, or care to consolidate the treatment, or to deal with a residual state. Type 2 Excludes.
The T codes for underdosing are only appropriate to report an adverse effect (see the 'code first' note under this category which requires that the nature of the adverse effect be reported), so that would not be an appropriate code if there is no symptom or condition that is documented as resulting from the underdosing. For incidental underdosing with no other reason specified, you would report Z91.14 which includes ' Patient's underdosing of medication NOS '. Since the physician is refilling a medication to treat hypertension, then I would code the hypertension to show that this condition was addressed at the encounter.#N#Unless there is something in documentation or coding guidelines that warrants it (e.g. some kind of ongoing medication use that has a bearing on the reason for the encounter), I generally do not code the generic long term use code, Z79.899, since that code is not specific and does not really report any significant information - it could theoretically be reported for just about any patient with a documented medication use. However, some organizations may want coders to report this for certain situations, so you might want to talk to your quality or audit team, if you have one, to get their guidance on when they consider these code required.
Underdosing on page 82-83 (2020 guidelines): " Codes for underdosing should never be assigned as principal or first-listed code s. If a patient has a relapse or exacerbation of the medical condition for which the drug is prescribed because of the reduction in dose, then the medical condition itself should be coded.