icd 10 glp 1 use semaglutide long term icd 10 ICD-10-CM Diabetes Coding Guidelines Simplified ICD 10 Coding For Long-Term

Documenting long-term use

Step 5: Appeal any denial

AHA Coding Clinic (Recent Guidance) The following represents coding guidance and principles from AHA Coding Clinic relevant to obesity and BMI coding

A denial isnt final

They tell you to use the code if the patient is using an injectable non-insulin antidiabetic drug such as Trulicity or Victoza and any other injectable GLP-1 receptor agonist, in addition to insulin, coded with Z79.4 ( Long term (current) use of insulin ), or oral diabetes drugs, such as metformin, coded to Z79.84 ( Long term (current) use of oral hypoglycemic drugs )

Indexing Coders should reference the FY2026 ICD-10-CM Tabular and Alphabetic Index (CMS) for the following main terms and subterms: 11