Z79.1 Long term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID)
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.
Excludes2 (not included here)
long term (current) use of aspirin (Z79.82)
Applies from Z79 Long term (current) drug therapy
Includes
long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes
Excludes2 (not included here)
drug abuse and dependence (F11-F19)
drug use complicating pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium (O99.32-)
Code also
any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 949-950 in MDC 23.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
V58.64 Long-term (current) use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatories (NSAID)
Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))
Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.
Code annotations containing back-references to Z79.1
Back-references to Z79
Code Also: Z51.81 Encounter for therapeutic drug level monitoring ("any long-term (current) drug therapy (Z79.-)")
Type 2 Excludes: Z92.2 Personal history of drug therapy ("long term (current) drug therapy (Z79.-)")