2025 ICD-10-CM code Z92.240
(Active) Effective Date: N/A Revision Date: N/A Factors influencing health status and contact with health services - Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status Factors influencing health status and contact with health services Feed
Personal history of inhaled steroid therapy.
No modifiers are applicable to Z92.240.
Medical necessity for coding Z92.240 is established when the history of inhaled steroid use is relevant to the current reason for the encounter. This would be evident from the clinical documentation and physician's assessment.
The clinical responsibility for using this code lies with the physician or healthcare provider documenting the patient's history.It is essential that this is accurately reflected in the medical record.
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
- Z92.240 falls under the broader category Z92.2 (Personal history of drug therapy) and the even broader category Z92 (Personal history of medical treatment).
In simple words: This code means the patient has used inhaled steroids (like asthma inhalers) in the past.It's used if this past treatment is important for the current visit to the doctor.
This code signifies a patient's documented history of using inhaled steroid medication.It indicates prior exposure to this type of therapy and should be used when relevant to the encounter, not to describe current treatment.
Example 1: A patient presents for a routine check-up.The physician notes in the patient's history a prior use of inhaled corticosteroids for asthma management. Z92.240 is coded to reflect this past treatment., A patient is admitted to the hospital for pneumonia. The physician reviews the patient's medical record and finds a history of inhaled steroid use for COPD. Z92.240 is documented to reflect this pertinent medical history., A patient consults with a pulmonologist for worsening shortness of breath. During the evaluation, the patient discloses a history of using inhaled steroids for asthma, but they are currently not using any medication. Z92.240 is appended to accurately reflect this past use of treatment.
The patient's medical record must contain documentation supporting the use of inhaled steroid therapy in the past. This could include physician notes, prescription records, or other relevant clinical documentation.
** Z92.240 is a supplementary code; it is used to add context to the primary diagnosis and any associated procedural codes. It should not be used as the sole diagnosis code.
- Payment Status: Active
- Modifier TC rule: Not applicable.
- Specialties:Pulmonology, Allergy, Immunology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine
- Place of Service:Office, Hospital, Clinic, Other