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C44.291

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Other specified malignant neoplasm 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

A malignant skin cancer of the ear or external ear canal of a type other than basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma, when the specific ear is not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •This code is used for rare skin cancers of the ear such as melanoma, Merkel cell carcinoma, or other specified types; verify the histological diagnosis.
  • •If laterality is documented, use C44.292 (right) or C44.299 (left) for more specific coding.

Code Hierarchy

└C44Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin└C44.2Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal└C44.29Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal└C44.291Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal
└C44.291Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

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