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ICD-10-CM Code for Long term (current) use of calcineurin inhibitor Z79.621

ICD-10 code Z79.621 for Long term (current) use of calcineurin inhibitor is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

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Long term (current) use of calcineurin inhibitor
Long term (current) use of cyclosporine
Long term (current) use of tacrolimus

Z79.6

Excludes2: long term (current) use of steroids (Z79.5-)
long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels (Z79.81-)

Z79

Includes: long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes

Excludes2: 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)

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