C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin

Non-billable header with 10 child codes.

Includes

• malignant neoplasm of sebaceous glands
• malignant neoplasm of sweat glands

Excludes1 (never code together)

• Kaposi's sarcoma of skin (C46.0)
• malignant melanoma of skin (C43.-)
• malignant neoplasm of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60.-, C63.2)
• Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.-)

Applies from C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin

Includes

• malignant neoplasm of sebaceous glands
• malignant neoplasm of sweat glands

Excludes1 (never code together)

• Kaposi's sarcoma of skin (C46.0)
• malignant melanoma of skin (C43.-)
• malignant neoplasm of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60.-, C63.2)
• Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.-)

Codes under C44

• C44.0 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip
• C44.1 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus
• C44.2 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
• C44.3 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of other and unspecified parts of face
• C44.4 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck
• C44.5 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk
• C44.6 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder
• C44.7 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip
• C44.8 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of skin
• C44.9 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin, unspecified

Code annotations containing back-references to C44

Back-references to C44

• Type 1 Excludes: C76 Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites ("malignant neoplasm of skin (C44.-)")

Back-references to C44

• Type 1 Excludes: C76 Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites ("malignant neoplasm of skin (C44.-)")

Nearby codes

• C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin (this code)
• C44.0 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip
• C44.00 Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip
• C44.01 Basal cell carcinoma of skin of lip
• C44.02 Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of lip
• C44.09 Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip