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C44.511

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Basal cell carcinoma of skin of breast

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

What This Code Means

A basal cell carcinoma that develops on the skin of the breast area. This is a slow-growing skin cancer on the chest wall.

Coding Tips

  • •Ensure documentation specifies this is skin cancer, not breast tissue cancer
  • •Verify basal cell type is confirmed by pathology

Code Hierarchy

└C44Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin└C44.5Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk└C44.51Basal cell carcinoma of skin of trunk└C44.511Basal cell carcinoma of skin of breast
└C44.511Basal cell carcinoma of skin of breast

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