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C44.111

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Basal cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified eyelid, including canthus

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

What This Code Means

A type of skin cancer (basal cell carcinoma) that develops on the eyelid or the corner of the eye, but the specific eyelid location is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when the specific eyelid (upper/lower) and side (right/left) cannot be determined from documentation
  • •If laterality and eyelid position are documented, use the more specific codes (C44.1121, C44.1122, C44.1191, or C44.1192)

Code Hierarchy

└C44Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin└C44.1Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus└C44.11Basal cell carcinoma of skin of eyelid, including canthus└C44.111Basal cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified eyelid, including canthus
└C44.111Basal cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified eyelid, including canthus

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