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C44.1991

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Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of left upper eyelid, including canthus

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

What This Code Means

A malignant skin cancer of the upper eyelid of the left eye (not sebaceous cell carcinoma) that is a specified type other than the most common eyelid cancers.

Coding Tips

  • •Confirm the histological type is documented and is not sebaceous cell carcinoma, which has its own specific code
  • •Verify left laterality and upper eyelid location in the medical record

Code Hierarchy

└C44Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin└C44.1Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus└C44.19Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus└C44.199Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of left eyelid, including canthus└C44.1991Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of left upper eyelid, including canthus
└C44.1991Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of left upper eyelid, including canthus

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