C50.6 (Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of breast) compared with Z85.3 (Personal history of malignant neoplasm of breast), from the official CMS tabular data. Z85.3 is the personal-history/screening code for the active disease C50.6 names. MedCoder-derived
Personal-history or screening code versus the active disease.
Active disease for this site (breast)
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)
History or screening versus active disease. Z85.3 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease C50.6 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.
| C50.6Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of breast | Z85.3Personal history of malignant neoplasm of breast | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Non-billable header | Billable |
| Classification | C00-D49 — Neoplasms | Z00-Z99 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services |
| Definition | Malignant neoplasm of axillary tail of breast is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (C50.6). | Personal history of malignant neoplasm of breast is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Z85.3). |
| Includes | connective tissue of breast Paget's disease of breast Paget's disease of nipple | Conditions classifiable to C50.- |
| Use additional code | code to identify estrogen, and other hormones and factors receptor status (Z17.-) | 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