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D05 vs Z12.3

D05 (Carcinoma in situ of breast) compared with Z12.3 (Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of breast), from the official CMS tabular data. Z12.3 is the personal-history/screening code for the active disease D05 names. MedCoder-derived

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Condition lifecycle relationship

Z12.3
Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of breast
D05
Carcinoma in situ of breast

Personal-history or screening code versus the active disease.

In-situ disease for this site (breast)

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. Z12.3 is the personal-history or screening code for the active disease D05 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

D05Carcinoma in situ of breastZ12.3Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of breast
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: D05.00, D05.01, D05.02, D05.10, D05.11

Non-billable header

Report instead: Z12.31, Z12.39

ClassificationC00-D49 — Neoplasms (C00-D49)Z00-Z99 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99)
DefinitionCarcinoma in situ of breast is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (D05).Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of breast is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Z12.3).
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