C43.5 Malignant melanoma of trunk

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Excludes2 (not included here)

• malignant neoplasm of anus NOS (C21.0)
• malignant neoplasm of scrotum (C63.2)

Applies from C43 Malignant melanoma of skin

Excludes1 (never code together)

• melanoma in situ (D03.-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

• malignant melanoma of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60.-, C63.-)
• Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.-)
• sites other than skin-code to malignant neoplasm of the site

Codes under C43.5

• C43.51 Malignant melanoma of anal skin
• C43.52 Malignant melanoma of skin of breast
• C43.59 Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk

Code annotations containing back-references to C43.5

Back-references to C43

• Type 1 Excludes: C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin ("malignant melanoma of skin (C43.-)")

Nearby codes

• C43.3 Malignant melanoma of other and unspecified parts of face
• C43.30 Malignant melanoma of unspecified part of face
• C43.31 Malignant melanoma of nose
• C43.39 Malignant melanoma of other parts of face
• C43.4 Malignant melanoma of scalp and neck
• C43.5 Malignant melanoma of trunk (this code)
• C43.51 Malignant melanoma of anal skin
• C43.52 Malignant melanoma of skin of breast
• C43.59 Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk
• C43.6 Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder
• C43.60 Malignant melanoma of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder