Is E85.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. E85.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does E85.8 sit in the tabular list?

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88).

E85.8

E85.8 — Other amyloidosis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E85.8 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other amyloidosis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above E85.8

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of E85.8, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on E85 — Amyloidosis

Alzheimer's disease (G30.0-)

Other codes that can never be billed with E85.8

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at E85.8. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading E85.8 alone.

E27.1Primary adrenocortical insufficiency

Risk adjustment

E85.8 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

E85.8 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead E85.8

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share E85. If E85.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about E85.8

Is E85.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. E85.8 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does E85.8 sit in the tabular list?: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88).