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C51.9 vs Z85.82

C51.9 (Malignant neoplasm of vulva, unspecified) compared with Z85.82 (Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin), from the official CMS tabular data. Z85.82 is the personal-history/screening code for the active disease C51.9 names. MedCoder-derived

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Z85.82
Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin
C51.9
Malignant neoplasm of vulva, unspecified

Personal-history or screening code versus the active disease.

Active disease for this site (skin)

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. Z85.82 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease C51.9 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

C51.9Malignant neoplasm of vulva, unspecifiedZ85.82Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: Z85.820, Z85.821, Z85.828

ClassificationC00-D49 — NeoplasmsZ00-Z99 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
DefinitionMalignant neoplasm of vulva, unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (C51.9).Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Z85.82).
Includes
malignant neoplasm of skin of female genital organs
Malignant neoplasm of external female genitalia NOS
Malignant neoplasm of pudendum
Use additional code
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