Z85.23
Z85.23 — Personal history of malignant neoplasm of thymus
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z85.23 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for personal history of malignant neoplasm of thymus. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
Z85.23 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 to one of these instead Z85.23
2 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z85.2. If Z85.23 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- Z85.20Personal history of malignant neoplasm of unspecified respiratory organ
- Z85.21Personal history of malignant neoplasm of larynx
- Z85.22Personal history of malignant neoplasm of nasal cavities, middle ear, and accessory sinuses
- Z85.29Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organs
Questions about Z85.23
- Is Z85.23 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z85.23 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z85.23 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99).