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C44.509

Billable

Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of other part of trunk

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

What This Code Means

A malignant skin cancer on other parts of the trunk (torso) where the specific type has not been determined or specified.

Coding Tips

  • •Use this code for trunk locations not specified as anal skin or breast
  • •Obtain pathology confirmation to assign a more specific code when available

Code Hierarchy

└C44Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin└C44.5Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk└C44.50Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk└C44.509Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of other part of trunk
└C44.509Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of other part of trunk

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