Z29.2 is the ICD-10 code for Other prophylactic chemotherapy. It is a four-character subcategory of Z29 (Need for other prophylactic measures), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block Z20–Z29 (Persons with potential health hazards related to communicable diseases) in Chapter XXI, Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XXI · Z00–Z99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What Z29.2 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Chemoprophylaxis
- Prophylactic antibiotic therapy
Z29.2 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
Z29.2Behov for annen forebyggende kjemoterapi i forbindelse med smittsom sykdom
DZ292Kontakt mhp. anden profylaktisk kemoterapi
- DZ292AKontakt mhp. profylaktisk antibiotikabehandling
Z29.2Muu ehkäisevä kemoterapia
Z29.2Sonstige prophylaktische Chemotherapie
- Z29.20Lokale prophylaktische Chemotherapie
- Z29.21Systemische prophylaktische Chemotherapie
- Z29.22HIV-Präexpositionsprophylaxe
- Z29.28Sonstige prophylaktische Chemotherapie
Z29.2Autres mesures de chimiothérapie prophylactique
Z29.2overige vormen van anti-infectieuze chemotherapie, profylactisch
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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