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Z85.520

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Personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of kidney

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

What This Code Means

A patient who previously had a carcinoid tumor (a slow-growing neuroendocrine cancer) of the kidney. This is a specific type of kidney cancer with different behavior than typical renal cell carcinoma.

Coding Tips

  • •Carcinoid tumors have different prognosis and treatment than conventional kidney cancers; ensure documentation specifies carcinoid type
  • •Monitor for carcinoid syndrome symptoms if the tumor was functional

Code Hierarchy

└Z85Personal history of malignant neoplasm└Z85.5Personal history of malignant neoplasm of urinary tract└Z85.52Personal history of malignant neoplasm of kidney└Z85.520Personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of kidney
└Z85.520Personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of kidney

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