C43.6 Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

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 C43.6

• C43.60 Malignant melanoma of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
• C43.61 Malignant melanoma of right upper limb, including shoulder
• C43.62 Malignant melanoma of left upper limb, including shoulder

Code annotations containing back-references to C43.6

Back-references to C43

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

Diagnosis Index entries for C43.6

• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › arm
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › elbow
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › finger
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › forearm
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › hand
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › nail › finger
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › shoulder
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › upper limb NEC

Nearby codes

• C43.4 Malignant melanoma of scalp and neck
• C43.5 Malignant melanoma of trunk
• 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 (this code)
• C43.60 Malignant melanoma of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
• C43.61 Malignant melanoma of right upper limb, including shoulder
• C43.62 Malignant melanoma of left upper limb, including shoulder
• C43.7 Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip
• C43.70 Malignant melanoma of unspecified lower limb, including hip