Z79.899 — Other long term (current) drug therapy

Z79.899

ICD-10 Chapter 21: Factors Influencing Health Status — illustrative image — Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99) — illustrative image

What this code means

Long-term (current) drug therapy with a medicine not covered by the specific long-term-use codes.

Also called: other long term drug therapy.

When this code is used

Used for other long term (current) drug therapy.

Where it sits in ICD-10-CM

Code Z79.899 belongs to Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services, which covers codes Z00–Z99 in the FY2027 ICD-10-CM tabular list. The official description above is copied verbatim from the CDC/NCHS FY2027 code file.

Frequently asked questions

What is ICD-10-CM code Z79.899?

Z79.899 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for “Other long term (current) drug therapy”. Long-term (current) drug therapy with a medicine not covered by the specific long-term-use codes.

When is code Z79.899 used?

Used for other long term (current) drug therapy. It belongs to Chapter 21 of ICD-10-CM (Factors influencing health status and contact with health services).

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