Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic (2024)

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Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic Opioid use, unspecified Opioid dependence Factors influencing health status and contact with health servicesNoteZ codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circ*mstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:(a)When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.(b)When some circ*mstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury. Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health statusCode Alsoany follow-up examination (Z08-Z09) Long term (current) drug therapy References
  1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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  2. Z00-Z99
    3. ›
  3. Z77-Z99
    4. ›
  4. Z79-
    5. ›
  5. 2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z79.891

Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic (1)

Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
  • Z79.891 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursem*nt purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM Z79.891 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z79.891 - other international versions of ICD-10 Z79.891 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Long term (current) use of methadone for pain management

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as Z79.891. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

  • methodone use NOS (

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F11.9

    Opioid use, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

    Type 1 Excludes

    • opioid abuse (F11.1-)
    • opioid dependence (F11.2-)
    F11.9-)
  • use of methodone for treatment of heroin addiction (

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code F11.2

    Opioid dependence

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

    Type 1 Excludes

    • opioid abuse (F11.1-)
    • opioid use, unspecified (F11.9-)

    Type 2 Excludes

    • opioid poisoning (T40.0-T40.2-)
    F11.2-)

The following code(s) above Z79.891 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to Z79.891:

  • Z00-Z99

    2024 ICD-10-CM Range Z00-Z99

    Factors influencing health status and contact with health services

    Note

    • Z codes represent reasons for encounters. A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circ*mstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'. This can arise in two main ways:
    • (a)When a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury.
    • (b)When some circ*mstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury.

    Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
  • Z77-Z99

    2024 ICD-10-CM Range Z77-Z99

    Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status

    Code Also

    • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)

    Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
  • Z79

    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z79

    Long term (current) drug therapy

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

    Code Also

    • any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81)

    Includes

    • long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes

    Type 2 Excludes

    • drug abuse and dependence (F11-F19)
    • drug use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O99.32-)
    Long term (current) drug therapy

Approximate Synonyms

  • Long term current use of methadone
  • Long term methadone therapy for pain management
  • Long term opiate therapy
  • Long-term current use of methadone for chronic pain
  • Long-term current use of methadone for pain manangement
  • Opiate plan done

Present On Admission

POA Help

"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.

  • Z79.891 is considered exempt from POA reporting.

ICD-10-CM Z79.891 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 949 Aftercare with cc/mcc
  • 950 Aftercare without cc/mcc

Convert Z79.891 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to Z79.891:

  • Long-term (current) (prophylactic) drug therapy (use of)
    • methadone for pain management Z79.891
    • opiate analgesic Z79.891
  • Therapy
    • drug, long-term (current) (prophylactic)
      • methadone
        • for pain management Z79.891
      • opiate analgesic Z79.891

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Z79.891

Z79.81 Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels

Z79.810 Long term (current) use of selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs)

Z79.811 Long term (current) use of aromatase inhibitors

Z79.818 Long term (current) use of other agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels

Z79.82 Long term (current) use of aspirin

Z79.83 Long term (current) use of bisphosphonates

Z79.84 Long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs

Z79.85 Long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs

Z79.89 Other long term (current) drug therapy

Z79.890 Hormone replacement therapy

Z79.891 Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic

Z79.899 Other long term (current) drug therapy

Z80 Family history of primary malignant neoplasm

Z80.0 Family history of malignant neoplasm of digestive organs

Z80.1 Family history of malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung

Z80.2 Family history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organs

Z80.3 Family history of malignant neoplasm of breast

Z80.4 Family history of malignant neoplasm of genital organs

Z80.41 Family history of malignant neoplasm of ovary

Z80.42 Family history of malignant neoplasm of prostate

Z80.43 Family history of malignant neoplasm of testis

Reimbursem*nt claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

Long term (current) use of opiate analgesic (2024)

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