Z85.52
Header — not billablePersonal history of malignant neoplasm of kidney
The ICD-10 code for personal history of malignant neoplasm of kidney is Z85.52.
Z85.52 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- personal history of malignant neoplasm of renal pelvis (Z85.53)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Z85.50Personal history of malignant neoplasm of unspecified urinary tract organ
- Z85.51Personal history of malignant neoplasm of bladder
- Z85.53Personal history of malignant neoplasm of renal pelvis
- Z85.54Personal history of malignant neoplasm of ureter
- Z85.59Personal history of malignant neoplasm of other urinary tract organ
- Z85.52Personal history of malignant neoplasm of kidneynon-billable header