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D04.9 vs Z85.828

D04.9 (Carcinoma in situ of skin, unspecified) compared with Z85.828 (Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of skin), from the official CMS tabular data. Z85.828 is the personal-history/screening code for the active disease D04.9 names. MedCoder-derived

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Z85.828
Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of skin
D04.9
Carcinoma in situ of skin, unspecified

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. Z85.828 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease D04.9 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

D04.9Carcinoma in situ of skin, unspecifiedZ85.828Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of skin
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationC00-D49 — NeoplasmsZ00-Z99 — Factors influencing health status and contact with health services
DefinitionCarcinoma in situ of skin, unspecified is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (D04.9).Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of skin is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (Z85.828).
Includes
Bowen's disease
erythroplasia
grade III intraepithelial neoplasia
Queyrat's erythroplasia
Conditions classifiable to C44
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