ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

Z86.010Personal history of colon polyps

Not billable — use a more specific code

Z86.010 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 4 more specific codes beneath it.

Code last changed in FY2025 (effective October 1, 2024). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About Z86.010

Z86.010 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for personal history of colon polyps. It belongs to category Z86 (personal history of certain other diseases), block Z77-Z99 (persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status) and chapter 21 (factors influencing health status and contact with health services). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 4 subcodes must be used instead.

Within Z86.01 (personal history of benign neoplasm), Z86.010 is specifically for personal history of colon polyps. Related codes cover of the brain (Z86.011), benign carcinoid tumor (Z86.012) and other benign neoplasm (Z86.018).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: Z86.0100 (unspecified), Z86.0101 (polyps), Z86.0102 (polyps) and Z86.0109 (polyps).

Code first: any follow-up examination after treatment (Z09).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015, and changed in FY2025 (title revised).

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as V12.72 (personal history of colonic polyps).

Specific codes under Z86.010

Coding notes

Applicable toConditions and synonyms classified to this code

Personal history of colorectal polyps
Personal history of rectal polyps

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to Z86.010.

› From Z86.0 Personal history of in-situ and benign neoplasms and neoplasms of uncertain behavior

Excludes2

personal history of malignant neoplasms (Z85.-)

› From Z86 Personal history of certain other diseases

Code first

any follow-up examination after treatment (Z09)

Broader instructions also apply from Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status and Chapter 21: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.

ICD-9-CM equivalent

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V12.72Personal history of colonic polypsexact

From the CMS 2018 General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), the final GEMs release.

Code history

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FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
FY2025 (effective 10/1/2024): Title revised — was “Personal history of colonic polyps”

Common questions about Z86.010

Is Z86.010 billable?: No. Z86.010 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.
What is the ICD-9 code for Z86.010?: The CMS General Equivalence Mappings map Z86.010 to ICD-9-CM V12.72.