C46.0 Kaposi's sarcoma of skin

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

Applies from C46 Kaposi's sarcoma

Code first

• any human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease (B20)

Risk adjustment (HCC)

• CMS-HCC V28: HCC 21 — Lymphoma and Other Cancers
• CMS-HCC V22: HCC 10 — Lymphoma and Other Cancers
• RxHCC V08: HCC 20 — Lung, Kidney, and Other Cancers; Secondary Cancer of Lymph Nodes and Other Sites
• ESRD V24: HCC 10

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 176.0 Kaposi's sarcoma, skin

Code annotations containing back-references to C46.0

Back-references to C46.0

• Type 1 Excludes: C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin ("Kaposi's sarcoma of skin (C46.0)")

Back-references to C46

• Type 2 Excludes: D47.Z2 Castleman disease ("Kaposi's sarcoma (C46.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for C46.0

• Kaposi's › sarcoma › skin (multiple sites)
• Sarcoma (of) › Kaposi's › skin

Nearby codes

• C46 Kaposi's sarcoma
• C46.0 Kaposi's sarcoma of skin (this code)
• C46.1 Kaposi's sarcoma of soft tissue
• C46.2 Kaposi's sarcoma of palate
• C46.3 Kaposi's sarcoma of lymph nodes
• C46.4 Kaposi's sarcoma of gastrointestinal sites
• C46.5 Kaposi's sarcoma of lung