Z79.6 Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants

Non-billable header with 6 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• long term (current) use of steroids (Z79.5-)
• long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels (Z79.81-)

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)

Codes under Z79.6

• Z79.60 Long term (current) use of unspecified immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
• Z79.61 Long term (current) use of immunomodulator
• Z79.62 Long term (current) use of immunosuppressant
• Z79.63 Long term (current) use of chemotherapeutic agent
• Z79.64 Long term (current) use of myelosuppressive agent
• Z79.69 Long term (current) use of other immunomodulators and immunosuppressants

Code annotations containing back-references to Z79.6

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.-)")

Nearby codes

• Z79.3 Long term (current) use of hormonal contraceptives
• Z79.4 Long term (current) use of insulin
• Z79.5 Long term (current) use of steroids
• Z79.51 Long term (current) use of inhaled steroids
• Z79.52 Long term (current) use of systemic steroids
• Z79.6 Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants (this code)
• Z79.60 Long term (current) use of unspecified immunomodulators and immunosuppressants
• Z79.61 Long term (current) use of immunomodulator
• Z79.62 Long term (current) use of immunosuppressant
• Z79.620 Long term (current) use of immunosuppressive biologic
• Z79.621 Long term (current) use of calcineurin inhibitor