Z08 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for malignant neoplasm

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Medical surveillance following completed treatment

Excludes1 (never code together)

• aftercare following medical care (Z43-Z49, Z51)

Use additional code

• code to identify any acquired absence of organs (Z90.-)
• code to identify the personal history of malignant neoplasm (Z85.-)

Applies from Z08 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for malignant neoplasm

Applicable to

• Medical surveillance following completed treatment

Excludes1 (never code together)

• aftercare following medical care (Z43-Z49, Z51)

Use additional code

• code to identify any acquired absence of organs (Z90.-)
• code to identify the personal history of malignant neoplasm (Z85.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 826-828 in MDC 17.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• V67.01 Following surgery, follow-up vaginal pap smear (approximate)
• V67.1 Follow-up examination, following radiotherapy (approximate)
• V67.2 Follow-up examination, following chemotherapy (approximate)
• V67.59 Other follow-up examination (approximate)
• V67.6 Follow-up examination, following combined treatment (approximate)
• V67.9 Unspecified follow-up examination (approximate)

Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))

• Unacceptable principal diagnosis: These codes describe a circumstance which influences care but is not a current illness or injury, or capture only an underlying condition, and are unacceptable as principal diagnosis.

Code annotations containing back-references to Z08

Back-references to Z08

• Type 1 Excludes: Z01.41 Encounter for routine gynecological examination ("gynecologic examination status-post hysterectomy for malignant condition (Z08)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z12.72 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of vagina ("vaginal pap smear status-post hysterectomy for malignant conditions (Z08)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare ("encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z51 Encounter for other aftercare and medical care ("follow-up examination after treatment (Z08-Z09)")
• Code First: Z85 Personal history of malignant neoplasm ("any follow-up examination after treatment of malignant neoplasm (Z08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z98 Other postprocedural states ("follow-up medical care (Z08-Z09)")

Back-references to Z08

• Type 1 Excludes: Z01.41 Encounter for routine gynecological examination ("gynecologic examination status-post hysterectomy for malignant condition (Z08)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z12.72 Encounter for screening for malignant neoplasm of vagina ("vaginal pap smear status-post hysterectomy for malignant conditions (Z08)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z48 Encounter for other postprocedural aftercare ("encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment (Z08-Z09)")
• Type 1 Excludes: Z51 Encounter for other aftercare and medical care ("follow-up examination after treatment (Z08-Z09)")
• Code First: Z85 Personal history of malignant neoplasm ("any follow-up examination after treatment of malignant neoplasm (Z08)")
• Type 2 Excludes: Z98 Other postprocedural states ("follow-up medical care (Z08-Z09)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Z08

• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › following › treatment (for) › combined NEC › malignant neoplasm
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › following › treatment (for) › malignant neoplasm
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › follow-up (routine) (following) › chemotherapy NEC › malignant neoplasm
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › follow-up (routine) (following) › malignant neoplasm
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › follow-up (routine) (following) › radiotherapy NEC › malignant neoplasm
• Examination (for) (following) (general) (of) (routine) › follow-up (routine) (following) › surgery NEC › malignant neoplasm

Nearby codes

• Z08 Encounter for follow-up examination after completed treatment for malignant neoplasm (this code)