Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for former smoking includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Former Smoking
Use ICD-10 code Z87.891 for personal history of nicotine dependence, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Tobacco use, not otherwise specified
Use for current tobacco use without a history of dependence.
The ICD-10 code for former smoking is Z87.891, used for patients with a history of nicotine dependence who have been abstinent for 12 months or more.
Document former smoking by specifying the quit date, duration of abstinence, and any history of nicotine dependence.