Question: New Mexico Subscriber Answer: No, you should instead use V58.69 (Long-term [current] use of other medications), which is for monitoring of other high-risk medications, such as Ritalin, as the secondary diagnosis. The ICD-9-CM Coding Guidelines V code table lists V58.69 as an additional code only. For the primary diagnosis, use the reason why the patient is on the medication -- for instance, attention deficit disorder of childhood with hyperactivity (314.01). A late effect is the conditions produced after the acute phase of an illness or injury has terminated, according to ICD-9-CM Coding Guidelines. Example: The dizziness and blurred vision have been corrected, but the diabetic patient continues to suffer from a moderate headache. When this occurs, you would assign a late effect code as the secondary diagnosis. Code the remaining effect first (784.0, Headache) and then the late effect (909.5, Late effect of adverse effect of drug, medical or biological substance), according to ICD guidelines.