ICD-10-CM Code Z79.0
Long term (current) use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics/antiplatelets
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
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.ICD Code Z79.0 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the two child codes of Z79.0 that describes the diagnosis 'long term (current) use of antocoag/antithrom/angiplate' in more detail.
Coding Notes for Z79.0 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-2 Excludes:
Type-2 Excludes
Type-2 Excludes means the excluded conditions are different, although they may appear similar. A patient may have both conditions, but one does not include the other. Excludes 2 means "not coded here." - Long term (current) use of aspirin - instead, use code Z79.82
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Z79.0 - Long term (current) use of anticoagulants and antithrombotics/antiplatelets'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Z79.0. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
Parent Code: Z79 - Long term (current) drug therapy