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C43

Non-Billable (Header)

Malignant melanoma of skin

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • melanoma in situ (D03.-)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • malignant melanoma of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60.-, C63.-)
  • Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.-)
  • sites other than skin-code to malignant neoplasm of the site

Child Codes

C43.0Malignant melanoma of lip
HCC 23
C43.1Malignant melanoma of eyelid, including canthus
C43.2Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canal
C43.3Malignant melanoma of other and unspecified parts of face
C43.4Malignant melanoma of scalp and neck
HCC 23
C43.5Malignant melanoma of trunk
C43.6Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder
C43.7Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip
C43.8Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin
HCC 23
C43.9Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified
HCC 23

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