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2025 ICD-10-CM code Z85.72

Personal history of non-Hodgkin lymphomas.

A corresponding procedure code must accompany a Z code if a procedure is performed. Z codes represent reasons for encounters. Categories Z00-Z99 are provided for occasions when circumstances other than a disease, injury or external cause classifiable to categories A00-Y89 are recorded as 'diagnoses' or 'problems'.This can arise when a person who may or may not be sick encounters the health services for some specific purpose, such as to receive limited care or service for a current condition, to donate an organ or tissue, to receive prophylactic vaccination (immunization), or to discuss a problem which is in itself not a disease or injury. Also applicable when some circumstance or problem is present which influences the person's health status but is not in itself a current illness or injury. Code also any follow-up examination (Z08-Z09).

The medical necessity for using this code is to document a patient's complete medical history, which can influence current and future healthcare decisions.

The provider is responsible for documenting the patient's past medical history, including the diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

IMPORTANT:Code first any follow-up examination after treatment of malignant neoplasm (Z08). Use additional 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.-), and tobacco use (Z72.0).

In simple words: This code indicates a past diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of cancer affecting the lymphatic system.

Personal history of non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Conditions classifiable to C82-C85. Parent Code: Z85. Excludes2: personal history of benign neoplasm (Z86.01-) and personal history of carcinoma-in-situ (Z86.00-).

Example 1: A patient with a history of non-Hodgkin lymphoma presents for a routine check-up., A patient with a history of non-Hodgkin lymphoma presents with new symptoms and requires further investigation., A patient with a history of non-Hodgkin lymphoma seeks a second opinion regarding their treatment options.

Documentation of the non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis, including the date of diagnosis, type of lymphoma, and treatment received.

** Z85.72 is exempt from the Present on Admission (POA) reporting requirement.

  • Specialties:Oncology, Hematology, Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, General Practice
  • Place of Service:Office, Inpatient Hospital, Outpatient Hospital, etc.
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