FY2023
Effective from
- Code-level rules changed
Long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2023any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81)
Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗Grouping depends on the complete encounter and CMS grouper logic.
2026-04-01 – 2026-09-30
CMS · MS-DRG 43.1First observed · 2016-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2023
Effective from
Long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2023| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | Added |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | Code-level rules changed |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Historical mapping only; not an automatic code substitution.
Long term (current) use of oral antidiabetic drugs
long term (current) drug use for prophylactic purposes
any therapeutic drug level monitoring (Z51.81)
Historical assignments from the CDC conversion table support data retrieval. They do not authorize substituting a previous code for the current code.
Previous assignment: Z79.899
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| Z79.81 | Long term (current) use of agents affecting estrogen receptors and estrogen levels | Category · further specificity required |
| Z79.82 | Long term (current) use of aspirin | Billable / specific |
| Z79.83 | Long term (current) use of bisphosphonates | Billable / specific |
| Z79.85 | Long-term (current) use of injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drugs | Billable / specific |
| Z79.89 | Other long term (current) drug therapy | Category · further specificity required |
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