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Z85.828

Billable

Personal history of other malignant neoplasm 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 a type of skin cancer other than melanoma or Merkel cell carcinoma, such as basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for non-melanoma skin cancers when a more specific code is not available
  • •Document the specific type of skin cancer (basal cell, squamous cell, etc.) in the medical record

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└Z85.828Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of skin
└Z85.828Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of skin

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