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C44.211

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Basal cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

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

What This Code Means

Basal cell carcinoma, the most common type of skin cancer, occurring on the ear or external ear canal when the specific ear is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Basal cell carcinoma is the most common skin malignancy; verify if laterality (left, right, or unspecified) is documented in the medical record.
  • •If the specific ear location is documented, use the laterality-specific code (C44.212 for right, C44.219 for left) instead of this unspecified code.

Code Hierarchy

└C44Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin└C44.2Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal└C44.21Basal cell carcinoma of skin of ear and external auricular canal└C44.211Basal cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal
└C44.211Basal cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

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