C50.911 vs Z80.3

C50.911 (Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right female breast) compared with Z80.3 (Family history of malignant neoplasm of breast), from the official CMS tabular data.

Summary

Z80.3 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease C50.911 names, so the two are not interchangeable.

MedCoder-derived

What is different?

The conditions named and chapter.C50.911 is “Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right female breast”; Z80.3 is “Family history of malignant neoplasm of breast”. C50.911 sits in C00-D49 — Neoplasms (C00-D49); Z80.3 in Z00-Z99 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99).

Registry fact

Can these codes be reported together?

Not for the same condition.Z80.3 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease C50.911 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.

MedCoder-derivedGuide: History codes (Z codes)

Is there an Excludes1 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes1 note that names the other code. C50.911 carries 1 Excludes1 note covering other codes; the side-by-side table quotes them.

Official rule

Is there an Excludes2 relationship?

None.Neither entry carries an Excludes2 note that names the other code.

Official rule

Is one more specific?

Not comparable.The codes sit in different categories; specificity is only comparable within one category.

Is one a parent or header code?

No.Both are billable codes, and neither contains the other.

Registry fact

Are there sequencing instructions?

None.Neither entry carries a Code First or Use Additional Code note that names the other.

Official rule

Are there other coding relationships?

Yes.History or screening versus active disease. Z80.3 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease C50.911 names.

MedCoder-derivedGuide: History codes (Z codes)

Official rule: a tabular instructional note or a section of the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, quoted as published. Registry fact: the codes’ own published attributes (titles, billable status, position in the hierarchy, code set). MedCoder-derived: a reading MedCoder computes from those facts; it is not itself a rule. How to read the labels

Can these codes be reported together?

Review

Condition lifecycle relationship

Z80.3

Family history of malignant neoplasm of breast

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C50.911

Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right female breast

What we found

History or screening versus active disease.Z80.3 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease C50.911 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.

What to review

Report the history code when the condition no longer exists and is no longer treated; report the active-disease code while it is.

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Why it matters

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 / rule

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

Side by side

	C50.911Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right female breast	Z80.3Family history of malignant neoplasm of breast
Billing status	Billable	Billable
Classification	C00-D49 — Neoplasms (C00-D49)	Z00-Z99 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99)
Definition	Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right female breast is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (C50.911).	Family history of malignant neoplasm of breast is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Z80.3).
Includes	connective tissue of breast Paget's disease of breast Paget's disease of nipple	Conditions classifiable to C50.-
Excludes1	skin of breast (C44.501, C44.511, C44.521, C44.591)	—
Use additional code	code to identify estrogen, and other hormones and factors receptor status (Z17.-)	—
Code also	—	any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)

Notes are the code’s own tabular entry, quoted as published. A note that names the other code is the one the verdict above rests on.

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Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). A coding-rule comparison, not billing advice: payer-specific edits and medical-necessity policy are outside its scope. All data sources