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C44.300

Billable

Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified part of face

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

What This Code Means

A malignant (cancerous) tumor of the skin on the face, but the specific type of cancer and exact location on the face are not specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code only when the histological type of skin cancer is unknown or unspecified
  • •If the specific location on the face (nose, ear, etc.) or cancer type (basal cell, squamous cell) is documented, use a more specific code

Code Hierarchy

└C44Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin└C44.3Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of other and unspecified parts of face└C44.30Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of other and unspecified parts of face└C44.300Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified part of face
└C44.300Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified part of face

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