Z79.632
BillableLong term (current) use of antitumor antibiotic
This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).
What This Code Means
A patient is currently taking an antitumor antibiotic, a chemotherapy drug derived from antibiotics that kills cancer cells by damaging their DNA.
Coding Tips
- •Apply this code for doxorubicin, daunorubicin, bleomycin, or mitomycin use
- •Report with the cancer diagnosis code and note potential cardiotoxicity with anthracyclines
Code Hierarchy
└Z79Long term (current) drug therapy└Z79.6Long term (current) use of immunomodulators and immunosuppressants└Z79.63Long term (current) use of chemotherapeutic agent└Z79.632Long term (current) use of antitumor antibiotic
└Z79.632Long term (current) use of antitumor antibiotic