Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z85

Personal history of malignant neoplasm

ICD-10-CM Code:
Z85
ICD-10 Code for:
Personal history of malignant neoplasm
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
    (Z00–Z99)
    • Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
      (Z77-Z99)
      • Personal history of malignant neoplasm
        (Z85)

Z85 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of personal history of malignant neoplasm. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Personal history of malignant neoplasm

Non-specific codes like Z85 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for personal history of malignant neoplasm:

  • Z85.0 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of digestive organs - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.00 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of unspecified digestive organ - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.01 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of esophagus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.02 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of stomach - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.03 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of large intestine - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.04 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and anus - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.05 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of liver - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.06 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of small intestine - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.07 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of pancreas - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.09 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other digestive organs - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.1 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of trachea, bronchus and lung - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.11 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of bronchus and lung - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.12 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of trachea - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.2 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organs - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.20 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of unspecified respiratory organ - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.21 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of larynx - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.22 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of nasal cavities, middle ear, and accessory sinuses - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.23 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of thymus - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.29 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organs - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.3 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of breast - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.4 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of genital organs - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.40 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of unspecified female genital organ - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.41 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of cervix uteri - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.42 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other parts of uterus - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.43 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of ovary - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.44 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other female genital organs - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.45 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of unspecified male genital organ - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.46 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of prostate - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.47 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of testis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.48 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of epididymis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.49 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other male genital organs - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.5 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of urinary tract - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.50 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of unspecified urinary tract organ - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.51 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of bladder - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.52 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of kidney - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.53 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of renal pelvis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.54 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of ureter - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.59 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other urinary tract organ - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.6 for Personal history of leukemia - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.7 for Personal history of other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.71 for Personal history of Hodgkin lymphoma - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.72 for Personal history of non-Hodgkin lymphomas - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.79 for Personal history of other malignant neoplasms of lymphoid, hematopoietic and related tissues - BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.8 for Personal history of malignant neoplasms of other organs and systems - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.81 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of lip, oral cavity, and pharynx - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.82 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.83 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of bone and soft tissue - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.84 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of eye and nervous tissue - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Z85.85 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of endocrine glands - NON-BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.89 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other organs and systems - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Z85.9 for Personal history of malignant neoplasm, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Code First

Code First
Certain conditions have both an underlying etiology and multiple body system manifestations due to the underlying etiology. For such conditions, the ICD-10-CM has a coding convention that requires the underlying condition be sequenced first followed by the manifestation. Wherever such a combination exists, there is a "use additional code" note at the etiology code, and a "code first" note at the manifestation code. These instructional notes indicate the proper sequencing order of the codes, etiology followed by manifestation.
  • any follow-up examination after treatment of malignant neoplasm Z08

Use Additional Code

Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
  • code to identify:
  • alcohol use and dependence F10
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Z77.22
  • history of tobacco dependence Z87.891
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke Z57.31
  • tobacco dependence F17
  • tobacco use Z72.0

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
  • personal history of benign neoplasm Z86.01
  • personal history of carcinoma-in-situ Z86.00

Patient Education


Cancer

Cancer begins in your cells, which are the building blocks of your body. Normally, your body forms new cells as you need them, replacing old cells that die. Sometimes this process goes wrong. New cells grow even when you don't need them, and old cells don't die when they should. These extra cells can form a mass called a tumor. Tumors can be benign or malignant. Benign tumors aren't cancer while malignant ones are. Cells from malignant tumors can invade nearby tissues. They can also break away and spread to other parts of the body.

Cancer is not just one disease but many diseases. There are more than 100 different types of cancer. Most cancers are named for where they start. For example, lung cancer starts in the lung, and breast cancer starts in the breast. The spread of cancer from one part of the body to another is called metastasis. Symptoms and treatment depend on the cancer type and how advanced it is. Most treatment plans may include surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy. Some may involve hormone therapy, immunotherapy or other types of biologic therapy, or stem cell transplantation.

NIH: National Cancer Institute


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.