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Reviewed by Behave Health Billing Team Last reviewed March 4, 2026 Understanding CPT Code 99406: Tobacco Cessation Counseling, 3-10 Minutes CPT code 99406 covers brief smoking and tobacco use cessation counseling delivered face-to-face for 3 to 10 minutes

A request to create specific codes for electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) submitted by the American Thoracic Society (ATS) was presented at the March 2017 ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance Committee meeting, and again at the September 2018 meeting

For instance, if the physician documents smoker without specifying dependence or current vs

a recent meta-analysis of 31 trials concluded that the odds of tobacco abstinence at six or more months was 1.9 (sustained-release bupropion relative to placebo, 95% CI, 1.72.2)

Yes, the Z87.891 ICD-10 code is billable and can be used to designate a patient for reimbursement purposes