Z85.520

Z85.520: Personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of kidney

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z85.520 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of kidney. 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.

Conditions classifiable to C7A.093

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Z85.520

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Z85.52: Personal history of malignant neoplasm of kidney

personal history of malignant neoplasm of renal pelvis (Z85.53)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z85.520

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on Z85: Personal history of malignant neoplasm

personal history of benign neoplasm (Z86.01-)
personal history of carcinoma-in-situ (Z86.00-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

Z85.520 is named in 14 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52479Oral Anticancer Drugs - Policy Article
A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

History›personal›malignant neoplasm›kidney NEC›carcinoid

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Z85.52

Z85.528Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of kidney