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C39.0 vs Z80.2

C39.0 (Malignant neoplasm of upper respiratory tract, part unspecified) compared with Z80.2 (Family history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organs), from the official CMS tabular data. Z80.2 is the personal-history/screening code for the active disease C39.0 names. MedCoder-derived

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Condition lifecycle relationship

Z80.2
Family history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organs
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C39.0
Malignant neoplasm of upper respiratory tract, part unspecified

Personal-history or screening code versus the active disease.

Active disease for this site (respiratory)

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. Z80.2 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease C39.0 names.

Site match derived from the code’s own title against the CMS/CDC 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

C39.0Malignant neoplasm of upper respiratory tract, part unspecifiedZ80.2Family history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organs
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationC00-D49 — NeoplasmsZ00-Z99 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
DefinitionMalignant neoplasm of upper respiratory tract, part unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (C39.0).Family history of malignant neoplasm of other respiratory and intrathoracic organs is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Z80.2).
Includes
malignant neoplasm of middle ear
Conditions classifiable to C30-C32, C37-C39
Use additional code
code to identify:
exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources