Z79.899 coverage policies: Medicare and commercial payers

146 active Medicare policies list Z79.899, and 13 commercial payer policies list it. See each policy's status for the code and its official source. Listing a code is not a coverage decision: read each policy’s source for the requirements that apply.

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Medicare policies listing Z79.899

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LCD · NOVITAS-JH-L34914

Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function

JH · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NOVITAS-JL-L34914

Assays for Vitamins and Metabolic Function

JL · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · WPS-J5-L34648

Bisphosphonate Drug Therapy

J5 · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · WPS-J8-L34648

Bisphosphonate Drug Therapy

J8 · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · PALMETTO-JJ-L33457

Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging

JJ · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · PALMETTO-JM-L33457

Cardiac Radionuclide Imaging

JM · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · FIRST_COAST-L38396

Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing

J9 · Effective Mar 15, 2020

LCD · NOVITAS-JH-L35083

Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing

JH · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NOVITAS-JL-L35083

Cardiology Non-emergent Outpatient Stress Testing

JL · Effective Oct 1, 2015

LCD · NORIDIAN-JE-L34324

Cardiovascular Stress Testing, Including Exercise and/or Pharmacological Stress and Stress Echocardiography

Commercial payer policies listing Z79.899

13 policies from 3 payers

Summary of the payer’s published policy. Not a coverage determination — confirm with the payer before submitting.

Aetna

Aetna policies listing Z79.899, with the code’s status in each
Policy	Effective	Status of Z79.899
Grenz Ray Therapy for Skin DisordersPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0231	Mar 29, 2023	Covered
Homocysteine TestingPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0763	Oct 26, 2023	Covered
Quantitative Sensory Testing MethodsPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0357	Jun 5, 2023	Covered
Tilt Table TestingPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0299	Apr 27, 2023	Covered
Varicella and Herpes Zoster VaccinesPayerPolicy · AETNA-CPB-0115	Mar 22, 2023	Covered

Anthem

Fundus PhotographyClinical Guideline · ANTHEM-CG-MED-47	Apr 15, 2026	Covered
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase TestingClinical Guideline · ANTHEM-CG-LAB-29	Jul 1, 2026	Covered
Outpatient Laboratory-based Blood Glucose TestingClinical Guideline · ANTHEM-CG-LAB-30	Jul 1, 2026	Covered
Outpatient Urine CultureClinical Guideline · ANTHEM-CG-LAB-24	Jan 6, 2026	Covered
Thyroid TestingClinical Guideline · ANTHEM-CG-LAB-20	Apr 15, 2026	Covered

Fundus PhotographyClinical Guideline · ANTHEM-CG-MED-47

Apr 15, 2026

Covered

Gamma Glutamyl Transferase TestingClinical Guideline · ANTHEM-CG-LAB-29

Jul 1, 2026

Covered

Outpatient Laboratory-based Blood Glucose TestingClinical Guideline · ANTHEM-CG-LAB-30

Jul 1, 2026

Covered

Outpatient Urine CultureClinical Guideline · ANTHEM-CG-LAB-24

Jan 6, 2026

Covered

Thyroid TestingClinical Guideline · ANTHEM-CG-LAB-20

Apr 15, 2026

Covered

Policy	Effective	Status of Z79.899
Fundus PhotographyPayerPolicy · AMBETTER-CP-VP-29	Not recorded	Covered
Pulmonary Function TestingPayerPolicy · AMBETTER-CP-MP-242	Not recorded	Covered
Visual Field TestingPayerPolicy · AMBETTER-CP-VP-63	Not recorded	Covered