Z72.0
BillableTobacco use
Tobacco use
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Tobacco use NOS
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
Related Codes(6)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
View full mappingCorresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping
Also Known As / Clinical Terms(175)
SNOMED CT
- Smoker's respiratory syndrome10729003
- Heavy smoker (over 20 per day)56771006
- Cigar smoker59978006
- Chews tobacco81703003
- Pipe smoker82302008
- Smokeless tobacco hyperkeratosis95269005
- Smokeless tobacco keratosis95269005
- Tobacco use110483000
- Tobacco user110483000
- Smoking reduced134406006
- Heavy cigarette smoker (20-39 cigs/day)160605003
- Very heavy cigarette smoker (40+ cigs/day)160606002
- Keeps trying to stop smoking160612007
- Admitted tobacco consumption possibly untrue160613002
- Trying to give up smoking160616005
- Rolls own cigarettes160619003
- At increased risk from fire225933000
- At risk from fire225933000
- Fire risk225933000
- Smokes in bed225934006
- Snuff taker228494002
- Snuff user228494002
- Finding relating to moist tobacco use228499007
- Moist tobacco use228499007
- Snuff dipping228499007
- User of moist powdered tobacco228504007
- Finding relating to tobacco chewing228509002
- Tobacco chewing228509002
- Chews plug tobacco228514003
- Chews twist tobacco228515002
- Chews loose leaf tobacco228516001
- Chews fine cut tobacco228517005
- Chews products containing tobacco228518000
- Current some day cigarette smoker230059006
- Occasional cigarette smoker230059006
- Light cigarette smoker230060001
- Heavy cigarette smoker230063004
- Very heavy cigarette smoker230064005
- Chain smoker230065006
- Trivial cigarette smoker (less than one cigarette/day)266920004
- Smoking started266929003
- Smoking restarted308438006
- Finding of snuff use365983005
- Snuff use - finding365983005
- Thinking about stopping smoking394871007
- Ready to stop smoking394872000
- Not interested in stopping smoking394873005
- Failed attempt to stop smoking446172000
- Smoked before confirmation of pregnancy449345000
- Current some day moist tobacco user449867007
- Uses moist tobacco occasionally449867007
- Current every day smoker449868002
- Daily tobacco smoker449868002
- Smokes tobacco daily449868002
- Daily moist tobacco user449869005
- Uses moist tobacco daily449869005
- Hookah pipe smoker698289004
- Water pipe smoker698289004
- User of smokeless tobacco713914004
- Nicotine user722494001
- Abuse of nicotine724697004
- Harmful pattern of use of nicotine724697004
- Nondependent abuse of tobacco890112007
- Nondependent harmful pattern of use of tobacco890112007
- Maternal harmful pattern of use of tobacco1343585008
- Maternal tobacco abuse1343585008
- Harmful pattern of use of tobacco1345156008
- Tobacco abuse1345156008
- Cigarette smoker (1-4 cigarettes/day)450821000124107
- Cigarette smoker (5-9 cigarettes/day)450811000124104
- Current every day cigarette smoker881661000124108
- Daily cigarette smoker881661000124108
- Smokes cigarette daily881661000124108
- Current every day smokeless tobacco user881721000124105
- Daily smokeless tobacco user881721000124105
- Uses smokeless tobacco daily881721000124105
- Current heavy tobacco smoker428071000124103
- Heavy tobacco smoker428071000124103
- Current light tobacco smoker428061000124105
- Light tobacco smoker428061000124105
- Current some day smokeless tobacco user881731000124108
- Occasional smokeless tobacco user881731000124108
- Uses smokeless tobacco occasionally881731000124108
- Occasional tobacco smoker428041000124106
UMLS
Clinical Terms
- Thinking about stopping smoking
- Current heavy tobacco smoker
- Moist tobacco use
- Chews plug tobacco
- Not interested in stopping smoking
- Harmful pattern of use of nicotine
- Current some day moist tobacco user
- Daily tobacco smoker
- Uses smokeless tobacco occasionally
- Chews fine cut tobacco
- Heavy cigarette smoker (20-39 cigs/day)
- Tobacco abuse
- Admitted tobacco consumption possibly untrue
- Smoking restarted
- Snuff user
- Nondependent harmful pattern of use of tobacco
- Current some day cigarette smoker
- Snuff taker
- Light tobacco smoker
- User of smokeless tobacco
- Failed attempt to stop smoking
- Abuse of nicotine
- Chews loose leaf tobacco
- Maternal tobacco abuse
- Smoking reduced
- Smoker's respiratory syndrome
- Finding relating to tobacco chewing
- Tobacco use history
- At increased risk from fire
- Current some day smokeless tobacco user
- Daily moist tobacco user
- Finding relating to moist tobacco use
- Chews twist tobacco
- Light cigarette smoker
- Daily cigarette smoker
- Snuff dipping
- Occasional smokeless tobacco user
- History of Tobacco Use
- Daily smokeless tobacco user
- Smokes in bed
- Nondependent abuse of tobacco
- Current every day smokeless tobacco user
- Smokeless tobacco keratosis
- Keeps trying to stop smoking
- Very heavy cigarette smoker
- Smoking started
- Rolls own cigarettes
- Chews tobacco
- Harmful pattern of use of tobacco
- Trivial cigarette smoker (less than one cigarette/day)
- User of moist powdered tobacco
- Current every day cigarette smoker
- Smoked before confirmation of pregnancy
- Tobacco user
- Uses moist tobacco occasionally
- Occasional tobacco smoker
- Heavy cigarette smoker
- Finding of snuff use
- Fire risk
- Smokes cigarette daily
- Uses moist tobacco daily
- Cigarette smoker (1-4 cigarettes/day)
- Hookah pipe smoker
- At risk from fire
- Chain smoker
- Pipe smoker
- Heavy tobacco smoker
- Current light tobacco smoker
- Cigarette smoker (5-9 cigarettes/day)
- Smokeless tobacco hyperkeratosis
- Cigar smoker
- Very heavy cigarette smoker (40+ cigs/day)
- Chews products containing tobacco
- Ready to stop smoking
- Occasional cigarette smoker
- Smokes tobacco daily
- Snuff use - finding
- Trying to give up smoking
- Nicotine user
- Tobacco chewing
- Heavy smoker (over 20 per day)
- Current every day smoker
- Tobacco use NOS
- Maternal harmful pattern of use of tobacco
- Uses smokeless tobacco daily
- Water pipe smoker
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for tobacco use?
The ICD-10-CM code for tobacco use is Z72.0. The full clinical description is "Tobacco use". Z72.0 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code Z72.0 mean?
ICD-10-CM code Z72.0 represents “Tobacco use”. It is classified under Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is Z72.0 a billable code?
Yes, Z72.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is Z72.0 in?
Z72.0 is in Chapter 22: Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact With Health Services (codes Z00-Z99).
What codes cannot be used with Z72.0?
Z72.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891); nicotine dependence (F17.2-); tobacco dependence (F17.2-); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does Z72.0 map to?
Z72.0 maps to 57 SNOMED CT concepts: 724697004, 160613002, 225933000, 230065006, 228517005, and 52 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for Z72.0?
Z72.0 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0841002, C0040335. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does Z72.0 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like tobacco use affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Z72.0?
Z72.0 maps to the ICD-11 code: QE13 (Tobacco use).
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