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C44.321

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Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of nose

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

What This Code Means

Squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer, occurring specifically on the nose.

Coding Tips

  • •Nasal skin cancers may have cosmetic and functional implications due to the nose's prominent location
  • •Ensure pathology confirmation of squamous cell type before assigning this 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└C44.32Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of other and unspecified parts of face└C44.321Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of nose
└C44.321Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of nose

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