Skip to main content

D04.0 vs Z12.83

D04.0 (Carcinoma in situ of skin of lip) compared with Z12.83 (Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of skin), from the official CMS tabular data. Z12.83 is the personal-history/screening code for the active disease D04.0 names.

Relationship

Review

Condition lifecycle relationship

Z12.83
Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of skin
D04.0
Carcinoma in situ of skin of lip

Personal-history or screening code versus the active disease.

In-situ 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. Z12.83 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease D04.0 names.

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

D04.0Carcinoma in situ of skin of lipZ12.83Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of skin
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationC00-D49 — Neoplasms (C00-D49)Z00-Z99 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99)
DefinitionCarcinoma in situ of skin of lip is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (D04.0).Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of skin is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Z12.83).
Includes
Bowen's disease
erythroplasia
grade III intraepithelial neoplasia
Queyrat's erythroplasia
Use additional code
code to identify any family history of malignant neoplasm (Z80.-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources