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ICD-10-CM Code Z79.1
Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID)

BILLABLE
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
POA Exempt
POA Exempt Code
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires medical coders to indicate whether or not a condition was present at the time of admission, in order to properly assign MS-DRG codes. This "Present On Admission" (POA) indicator is recorded on CMS form 4010A.
| ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016

Z79.1 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID). A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.

POA Indicators on CMS form 4010A are as follows:

IndicatorMeaningCMS Will Pay CC/MCC DRG Costs
YDiagnosis was present at time of inpatient admissionYes
NDiagnosis was not present at time of inpatient admissionNo
UDocumentation insufficient to determine if the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.No
WClinically undetermined. Provider unable to clinically determine whether the condition was present at the time of inpatient admission.Yes
1Exempt from POA reportingNo


Coding Notes for Z79.1 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

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

MS-DRG Mapping

  • DRG Group #949-950 - Aftercare with CC or MCC.
  • DRG Group #949-950 - Aftercare without CC or MCC.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'Z79.1 - Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID)'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code Z79.1. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

Long-term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID) (exact match)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code V58.64 was previously used, Z79.1 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.


Parent Code: Z79 - Long term (current) drug therapy

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Source: http://icd.codes/icd10cm/Z791