What Is The Code For Long Term Use Of Anticoagulants?

What Is The Code For Long Term Use Of Anticoagulants? Z79. 01 – long-term (current) use of anticoagulants. Z79. 02 – long-term (current) use of antithrombotics/antiplatelets. What is long term anticoagulant? Answer. Long-term anticoagulation is necessary to prevent the high frequency of recurrent venous thrombosis or thromboembolic events. Interruption of anticoagulation within the first 12