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Z85.820

Billable

Personal history of malignant melanoma of skin

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 melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer.

Coding Tips

  • •This code indicates a history of melanoma specifically, not other skin cancers
  • •Document the site of the melanoma if known, as more specific codes may be available

Code Hierarchy

└Z85Personal history of malignant neoplasm└Z85.8Personal history of malignant neoplasms of other organs and systems└Z85.82Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin└Z85.820Personal history of malignant melanoma of skin
└Z85.820Personal history of malignant melanoma of skin

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