C43.7 Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip

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 C43.7

• C43.70 Malignant melanoma of unspecified lower limb, including hip
• C43.71 Malignant melanoma of right lower limb, including hip
• C43.72 Malignant melanoma of left lower limb, including hip

Code annotations containing back-references to C43.7

Back-references to C43

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

Diagnosis Index entries for C43.7

• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › ankle
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › foot
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › heel
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › hip
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › knee
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › leg
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › lower limb NEC
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › nail › toe
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › popliteal fossa or space
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › thigh
• Melanoma (malignant) › skin › toe

Nearby codes

• 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
• 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 (this code)
• C43.70 Malignant melanoma of unspecified lower limb, including hip
• C43.71 Malignant melanoma of right lower limb, including hip
• C43.72 Malignant melanoma of left lower limb, including hip
• C43.8 Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin
• C43.9 Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified