C44.291

The ICD-10-CM code for oth malig neoplasm skin/ unsp ear and external auric canal is C44.291. The full clinical description is "Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal". C44.291 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

ICD-10-CM code C44.291 represents “Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal”. It is classified under Chapter 2: Neoplasms and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Yes, C44.291 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

C44.291 is in Chapter 2: Neoplasms (codes C00-D49).

C44.291 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 2 more.

C44.291 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 403951006, 91231000119104, 1264364008, 1259575009. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

C44.291 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C3263755. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like oth malig neoplasm skin/ unsp ear and external auric canal 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.

There is no direct ICD-11 mapping available for C44.291 in the WHO crosswalk tables. This may mean the concept is classified differently in ICD-11. Use the ICD-10 to ICD-11 converter to search for related codes.