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D23.6 vs Z85.82

D23.6 (Other benign neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder) 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 D23.6 names.

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Condition lifecycle relationship

Z85.82
Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin
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D23.6
Other benign neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder

Personal-history or screening code versus the active disease.

Benign neoplasm of 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 D23.6 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

D23.6Other benign neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulderZ85.82Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: D23.60, D23.61, D23.62

Non-billable header

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

ClassificationC00-D49 — Neoplasms (C00-D49)Z00-Z99 — Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services (Z00-Z99)
DefinitionOther benign neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (D23.6).Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Z85.82).
Includes
benign neoplasm of hair follicles
benign neoplasm of sebaceous glands
benign neoplasm of sweat glands
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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)
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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