In situ superficial spreading malignant melanoma
Primary acral lentiginous melanoma of skin
Naevoid melanoma
Amelanotic malignant melanoma of skin
Primary nodular melanoma of mucous membrane
Secondary malignant melanoma of skin
Surgical lateral margin involved by malignant melanoma
Skin cancer (melanoma)
Nevoid melanoma
Local recurrence of malignant melanoma of skin
Primary malignant melanoma in blue nevus
malignant melanoma skin
Nodular melanoma of skin
Secondary malignant melanoma of digestive organ
Surgical deep margin involvement by melanoma cannot be assessed
Radiation-induced skin malignancy
Melanoma of Skin
Malignant melanoma arising in congenital nevus
Mucosal nodular melanoma
Melanoma of skin (malignant)
Disseminated carcinomatosis
Metastatic malignant melanoma to digestive organ
Primary malignant melanoma in blue naevus
Melanoma and neural system tumor syndrome
Metastatic amelanotic malignant melanoma to skin
Disseminated cancer
Melanoma and neural system tumour syndrome
skin melanoma cancer
Metastatic superficial spreading melanoma
Deep surgical margin involved by malignant neoplasm
Generalised cancer
Primary NM (nodular melanoma) of skin
Primary amelanotic melanoma
MELANOMA, MALIGNANT
Hypomelanosis surrounding malignant melanoma
cutaneous malignant melanoma
Primary superficial spreading melanoma of skin
Malignant melanoma of head
Metastatic amelanotic malignant melanoma of skin
Familial malignant melanoma of skin
Malignant melanoma of mucous membrane
Carcinomatosis
Cutaneous Melanoma
Malignant melanoma (vertical growth phase)
cancer melanoma skin
skin cancer melanoma
Clark melanoma level finding
Malignant melanoma arising in melanocytic naevus
SMM (superficial spreading melanoma) of skin
Secondary malignant melanoma of pancreas
Adverse effect from psoralen and long-wave ultraviolet radiation photochemotherapy
Malignant melanoma of nail apparatus
Primary malignant melanoma of skin
Metastatic spindle cell melanoma
ALM - Acral lentiginous melanoma of skin
Malignant Spitz tumour
malignant cutaneous melanoma
Malignant melanoma animal-type
Primary nodular malignant melanoma of skin
Metastatic balloon cell malignant melanoma
Malignant melanoma of nail bed
Primary nodular melanoma of skin
Primary superficial spreading malignant melanoma of skin
Malignant neoplasm, disseminated
Lentigo maligna melanoma
Disseminated malignancy
Adverse effect from PUVA photochemotherapy
Melanoma skin
Malignant neoplasm of nail apparatus
Metastatic malignant melanoma with diffuse hypermelanosis
Melanosarcoma
Malignant melanoma of skin (disorder)
Melanoma of the Skin
Psoralen and long-wave ultraviolet radiation (PUVA) therapy-associated malignant melanoma
Skin Melanoma
Melanoma carcinomatosis
Malignant melanoma arising in melanocytic nevus
CMM
Subungual malignant melanoma
MM (malignant melanoma) of skin
Borderline malignant melanoma
Malignant melanoma metastatic to pancreas
MELANOMA, CUTANEOUS MALIGNANT
Malignant melanoma arising in intradermal naevus
Surgical deep margin involved by malignant neoplasm
Primary balloon cell malignant melanoma
Desmoplastic malignant melanoma
Clark melanoma level 1
Malignant melanoma (radial growth phase)
Primary amelanotic malignant melanoma of skin
SMMM (superficial spreading malignant melanoma) of skin
Generalized malignancy
skin melanomas
Primary desmoplastic malignant melanoma
Acral lentiginous malignant melanoma of skin
Mucosal lentiginous melanoma
NM - Nodular melanoma of skin
Surgical deep margin uninvolved by malignant melanoma
Spindle cell malignant melanoma
Nodular melanoma of mucous membrane
Clark melanoma level 5
Surgical lateral margin uninvolved by malignant melanoma
Malignant melanoma arising in intradermal nevus
Primary ALMM (acral lentiginous malignant melanoma) of skin
Metastatic malignant melanoma to skin
Primary malignant blue nevus of skin
Familial cutaneous malignant melanoma
Malignant melanoma with B-Raf proto-oncogene, serine/threonine kinase V600E mutation
Metastatic desmoplastic malignant melanoma
LMM - Lentigo maligna melanoma
melanoma skin cancer
melanomas of skin
Hypomelanosis surrounding melanocytic neoplasm
Surgical lateral margin involvement by melanoma cannot be assessed
MST - malignant Spitz tumor
Balloon cell malignant melanoma
Metastatic malignant melanoma of skin
Materno-fetal metastatic malignant melanoma
Generalized cancer
Materno-foetal metastatic malignant melanoma
Primary spindle cell malignant melanoma
Superficial spreading malignant melanoma of skin
Malignant Spitz tumor
Spitz malignant melanoma
Widespread metastatic malignant neoplastic disease
Clark melanoma level 4
Primary malignant blue naevus of skin
Metastatic amelanotic melanoma
Malignant melanoma of unspecified site of skin
Generalised malignancy
Secondary malignant melanoma of kidney
PUVA therapy-associated malignant melanoma
Donor derived melanoma
Superficial spreading melanoma of skin
Metastatic lentigo maligna melanoma
Nodular malignant melanoma of skin
CA - Disseminated cancer
skin malignant melanoma
Malignant melanoma metastatic to kidney
Malignant blue nevus of skin
Melanoma (malignant) NOS
Malignant blue naevus of skin
Malignant melanoma with BRAF V600E mutation
Clark melanoma level 2
Primary ALM (acral lentiginous melanoma) of skin
Amelanotic melanoma
Metastatic malignant melanoma of digestive organ
Surgical deep margin involved by malignant melanoma
Clark melanoma level 3
Malignant melanoma in blue naevus
Spitz melanoma
Spitzoid malignant melanoma
Psoralen and long-wave ultraviolet radiation therapy-associated malignant melanoma
ALMM - Acral lentiginous malignant melanoma of skin
Primary lentigo maligna melanoma
Malignant Melanoma of Skin Stage Unspecified
Malignant neoplasm of skin caused by radiation
Malignant melanoma in blue nevus
Congenital malignant melanoma
MST - malignant Spitz tumour
Malignant melanoma arising in congenital naevus
Neurotropic malignant melanoma
Skin, Melanoma
Malignant Melanoma (of Skin), Stage Unspecified
Malignant melanoma
Acral lentiginous melanoma of skin
Primary mucosal nodular melanoma
Primary acral lentiginous malignant melanoma of skin

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified?

The ICD-10-CM code for malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified is C43.9. The full clinical description is "Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified". C43.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code C43.9 mean?

ICD-10-CM code C43.9 represents “Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified”. It is classified under Chapter 2: Neoplasms and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is C43.9 a billable code?

Yes, C43.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is C43.9 in?

C43.9 is in Chapter 2: Neoplasms (codes C00-D49).

What codes cannot be used with C43.9?

C43.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: melanoma in situ (D03.-).

What SNOMED CT codes does C43.9 map to?

C43.9 maps to 79 SNOMED CT concepts: 254732008, 403710000, 276751004, 403922007, 403921000, and 74 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for C43.9?

C43.9 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0151779, C2977901. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does C43.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of C43.9?

C43.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: 2C30.Z (Melanoma of skin, unspecified).

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