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Z85.54

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Personal history of malignant neoplasm of ureter

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

What This Code Means

A person who previously had cancer of the ureter, which is the tube that carries urine from the kidney to the bladder. This code tracks the history for follow-up care.

Coding Tips

  • •Ureter cancer is relatively rare and is a type of upper urinary tract cancer
  • •Confirm the cancer is in remission; active ureter cancer requires a different diagnosis code

Code Hierarchy

└Z85Personal history of malignant neoplasm└Z85.5Personal history of malignant neoplasm of urinary tract└Z85.54Personal history of malignant neoplasm of ureter
└Z85.54Personal history of malignant neoplasm of ureter

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