ICD-10: Z79
Long term (current) drug therapy
Clinical Information
Includes
- long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes
Coding Guidelines
Code Also
- any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81)
Excludes 2
- drug use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O99.32-)
- drug abuse and dependence (F11-F19)
Subcategories
Z79.2
Long term (current) use of antibiotics
Z79.6
Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
Z79.3
Long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives
Z79.0
Long term (current) use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics/antiplatelets
Z79.5
Long term (current) use of steroids
Z79.1
Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID)
Z79.8
Other long term (current) drug therapy
Z79.4
Long term (current) use of insulin
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