Skip to main content

C16.2 vs Z85.02

C16.2 (Malignant neoplasm of body of stomach) compared with Z85.02 (Personal history of malignant neoplasm of stomach), from the official CMS tabular data. Z85.02 is the personal-history/screening code for the active disease C16.2 names.

Relationship

Review

Condition lifecycle relationship

Z85.02
Personal history of malignant neoplasm of stomach
C16.2
Malignant neoplasm of body of stomach

Personal-history or screening code versus the active disease.

Active disease for this site (stomach)

A personal-history code describes a condition that no longer exists and is no longer being treated, so it is not interchangeable with the active-disease code for the same site.

Source: CMS Table of Neoplasms (site match derived from the code title)

Can these codes be reported together?

History or screening versus active disease. Z85.02 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease C16.2 names.

Site match derived from the code’s own title against the CMS Table of Neoplasms. A personal-history code describes a condition that no longer exists and is no longer being treated, so it is not interchangeable with the active-disease code.

Side by side

C16.2Malignant neoplasm of body of stomachZ85.02Personal history of malignant neoplasm of stomach
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: Z85.020, Z85.028

ClassificationC00-D49 — Neoplasms (C00-D49)Z00-Z99 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99)
DefinitionMalignant neoplasm of body of stomach is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (C16.2).Personal history of malignant neoplasm of stomach is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Z85.02).
Use additional code
code to identify:
alcohol abuse and dependence (F10.-)
code to identify:
alcohol use and dependence (F10.-)
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
Code first
any follow-up examination after treatment of malignant neoplasm (Z08)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources