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Z85.020

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Personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of stomach

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

The patient has previously been diagnosed with a carcinoid tumor (a slow-growing neuroendocrine cancer) of the stomach.

Coding Tips

  • •Carcinoid tumors are neuroendocrine tumors and have different treatment and surveillance protocols than other stomach cancers
  • •Distinguish between carcinoid and other stomach cancers using the appropriate fifth character

Code Hierarchy

└Z85Personal history of malignant neoplasm└Z85.0Personal history of malignant neoplasm of digestive organs└Z85.02Personal history of malignant neoplasm of stomach└Z85.020Personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of stomach
└Z85.020Personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of stomach

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