Z85
ICD-10Non-billable categoryPersonal history of malignant neoplasm
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Personal history of malignant neoplasm
Z85 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes2
Not included here. The condition is not part of this code, but a patient may have both, and both codes may be reported together.
- personal history of benign neoplasm (Z86.01-)
- personal history of carcinoma-in-situ (Z86.00-)
Code first
Sequence the underlying condition before this code.
- any follow-up examination after treatment of malignant neoplasm (Z08)
Use additional code
Report an additional code to identify the associated condition.
- 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)
More specific codes under Z85
- Z85.0Personal history of malignant neoplasm of digestive organscategory
- Z85.1Personal history of malig neoplm of trachea, bronc and lungcategory
- Z85.2Prsnl history of malig neoplm of resp and intrathorac organscategory
- Z85.3Personal history of malignant neoplasm of breast
- Z85.4Personal history of malignant neoplasm of genital organscategory
- Z85.5Personal history of malignant neoplasm of urinary tractcategory
- Z85.6Personal history of leukemia
- Z85.7Prsnl hx of malig neoplm of lymphoid, hematpoetc & rel tisscategory
- Z85.8Personal history of malig neoplasms of organs and systemscategory
- Z85.9Personal history of malignant neoplasm, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.