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C62.0 vs Z12.71

C62.0 (Malignant neoplasm of undescended testis) compared with Z12.71 (Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of testis), from the official CMS tabular data. Z12.71 is the personal-history/screening code for the active disease C62.0 names. MedCoder-derived

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Condition lifecycle relationship

Z12.71
Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of testis
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C62.0
Malignant neoplasm of undescended testis

Personal-history or screening code versus the active disease.

Active disease for this site (testis)

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. Z12.71 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease C62.0 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

C62.0Malignant neoplasm of undescended testisZ12.71Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of testis
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: C62.00, C62.01, C62.02

Billable
ClassificationC00-D49 — NeoplasmsZ00-Z99 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
DefinitionMalignant neoplasm of undescended testis is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (C62.0).Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of testis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Z12.71).
Includes
malignant neoplasm of skin of male genital organs
Malignant neoplasm of ectopic testis
Malignant neoplasm of retained testis
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Use additional code
code to identify any functional activity
code to identify any family history of malignant neoplasm (Z80.-)
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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