C44

The ICD-10-CM code for other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin is C44. The full clinical description is "Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin". C44 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code C44 represents “Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin”. It is classified under Chapter 2: Neoplasms and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, C44 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under C44.

C44 is in Chapter 2: Neoplasms (codes C00-D49).

C44 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: Kaposi's sarcoma of skin (C46.0); malignant melanoma of skin (C43.-); malignant neoplasm of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60.-, C63.2); and 1 more.

C44 has 10 child codes, including: C44.0 (Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip), C44.1 (Oth and unsp malignant neoplasm skin/ eyelid, inc canthus), C44.2 (Oth and unsp malig neoplasm skin/ ear and extrn auric canal), C44.3 (Oth and unsp malignant neoplasm skin/ and unsp parts of face), and 6 more.

C44 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1382026, C1321904, C3161362. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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C44 maps to the ICD-11 code: 2C3Z (Malignant neoplasm of skin of unknown or unspecified type).