Z85.72

Z85.72: Personal history of non-Hodgkin lymphomas

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Z85.72 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for personal history of non-hodgkin lymphomas. 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 C82-C85

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z85.72

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-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Z85.72

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

C82Follicular lymphoma
C83Non-follicular lymphoma
C84Mature T/NK-cell lymphomas
C85Other specified and unspecified types of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Z85.72 is named in 21 Medicare coverage policies: 21 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
A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis