Is Z85.238 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. Z85.238 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does Z85.238 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).

Z85.238

Z85.238 — Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of thymus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z85.238 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for personal history of other malignant neoplasm of thymus. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

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

Conditions classifiable to C37

Risk adjustment

Z85.238 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.

Medicare coverage

Z85.238 is named in 11 Medicare coverage policies — 11 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A52450Billing and Coding: Paclitaxel (e.g., Taxol®/Abraxane ™)
A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
A56580Billing and Coding: Computerized Axial Tomography (CT), Thorax
A57204Billing and Coding: MRI and CT Scans of the Head and Neck

How Z85.238 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to Z85.238.

History›personal›malignant neoplasm›thymus NEC

Related codes at this level

Codes that share Z85.23. If Z85.238 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Z85.230Personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of thymus

Questions about Z85.238

Is Z85.238 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. Z85.238 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does Z85.238 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).