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C44.01

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Basal cell carcinoma of skin of lip

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer, occurring on the lip.

Coding Tips

  • •Basal cell carcinoma is the most frequently occurring skin malignancy; ensure pathology report confirms this histology
  • •Document the specific location (upper or lower lip) and whether it involves the vermillion border for complete coding

Code Hierarchy

└C44Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin└C44.0Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip└C44.01Basal cell carcinoma of skin of lip
└C44.01Basal cell carcinoma of skin of lip

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