C44.609 Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

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.-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 606-607 in MDC 09.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 173.60 Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to C44.609

Back-references to C44

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

Nearby codes

• C44.599 Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of other part of trunk
• C44.6 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder
• C44.60 Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder
• C44.601 Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
• C44.602 Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
• C44.609 Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder (this code)
• C44.61 Basal cell carcinoma of skin of upper limb, including shoulder
• C44.611 Basal cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
• C44.612 Basal cell carcinoma of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
• C44.619 Basal cell carcinoma of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder
• C44.62 Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of upper limb, including shoulder