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D28.0 vs Z85.82

D28.0 (Benign neoplasm of vulva) 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 D28.0 names.

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Z85.82
Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin
D28.0
Benign neoplasm of vulva

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 D28.0 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

D28.0Benign neoplasm of vulvaZ85.82Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin
Billing statusBillableNon-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)
DefinitionBenign neoplasm of vulva is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (D28.0).Personal history of malignant neoplasm of skin is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (Z85.82).
Includes
adenomatous polyp
benign neoplasm of skin of female genital organs
benign teratoma
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