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Z85.04

Personal history of malignant neoplasm of rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and anus

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 2 more specific codes instead:

  • Z85.040 Personal history of malignant carcinoid tumor of rectum
  • Z85.048 Personal history of other malignant neoplasm of rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and anus

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Personal history of primary malignant neoplasm of rectum, rectosigmoid junction, and anus
  2. FY2010 Removed from the draft draft
  3. FY2012 Returned to the draft draft

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from Z85 Personal history of malignant neoplasm

Excludes2 - not included here

  • personal history of benign neoplasm (Z86.01-)
  • personal history of carcinoma-in-situ (Z86.00-)

Use additional code

  • code to identify:
  • alcohol use and dependence (F10.-)
  • exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
  • history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
  • occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
  • tobacco dependence (F17.-)
  • tobacco use (Z72.0)

Code first

  • any follow-up examination after treatment of malignant neoplasm (Z08)

Inherited from the Z77-Z99 section Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status (Z77-Z99)

Code also

  • any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
Z85.00 Personal history of malignant neoplasm of unspecified digestive organ Valid
Z85.01 Personal history of malignant neoplasm of esophagus Valid
Z85.02 Personal history of malignant neoplasm of stomach Not billable
Z85.03 Personal history of malignant neoplasm of large intestine Not billable
Z85.05 Personal history of malignant neoplasm of liver Valid
Z85.06 Personal history of malignant neoplasm of small intestine Not billable
Z85.07 Personal history of malignant neoplasm of pancreas Valid
Z85.09 Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other digestive organs Valid