C44.80

C44.80

Billable

Unspecified malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of skin

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

What This Code Means

A skin cancer of unspecified type that affects multiple overlapping areas of the skin on the body.

Coding Tips

•Use this code only when the malignancy type cannot be determined and the cancer involves overlapping skin sites
•Document which overlapping areas are affected and attempt to obtain pathology results to assign a more specific code

Code Hierarchy

└C44Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin └C44.8Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of skin └C44.80Unspecified malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of skin

└C44.80Unspecified malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of skin