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C92.00

C92.00: Acute myeloblastic leukemia, not having achieved remission

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

C92.00 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute myeloblastic leukemia, not having achieved remission. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Acute myeloblastic leukemia with failed remission
  • Acute myeloblastic leukemia NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C92.00

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on C92.0: Acute myeloblastic leukemia

  • acute exacerbation of chronic myeloid leukemia (C92.10)
  • refractory anemia with excess of blasts not in transformation (D46.2-)

Written on C92: Myeloid leukemia

  • personal history of leukemia (Z85.6)

Other codes that can never be billed with C92.00

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

Risk adjustment

C92.00 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:

  • HCC 17 Cancer Metastatic to Lung, Liver, Brain, and Other Organs; Acute Myeloid Leukemia Except Promyelocytic4.209 RAF

Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.

Medicare coverage

C92.00 is named in 57 Medicare coverage policies: 55 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56462Billing and Coding: Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESA)not covered
  • A60435Billing and Coding: Erythropoiesis Stimulating Agents (ESA)not covered
  • A52479Oral Anticancer Drugs - Policy Article
  • A52480Oral Antiemetic Drugs (Replacement for Intravenous Antiemetics) - Policy Article

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under C92.0

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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