D03.72

Billable

Melanoma in situ of left lower limb, including hip

HCC Category Mapping

V28HCC 23 — Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers

0.251

V24HCC 12 — Breast, Prostate, and Other Cancers and Tumors

0.150

ESRDHCC 12 — Breast, Prostate, and Other Cancers and Tumors

0.000

RxHCCHCC 22 — Cancer, Other Specified Sites

0.000

What This Code Means

Early stage melanoma (cancer cells) found on the skin of the left leg or hip that has not yet invaded deeper layers of skin.

Coding Tips

•This code is for melanoma in situ only; if invasive melanoma is present, use codes from D43 series instead
•Confirm left side documentation; if bilateral lesions exist, code each side separately

Clinical Significance

Melanoma in situ of the left lower limb including hip is an early melanocytic malignancy confined to the epidermis of the left leg, thigh, foot, or hip. Like all melanoma in situ, complete excision at this stage is curative. The lower extremity location is particularly common in women and in patients with chronic sun exposure to the legs.

Documentation Requirements

✓Biopsy-confirmed melanoma in situ with left laterality and lower limb location documented.
✓Include the specific subsite, histologic subtype, lesion dimensions, and excision margin status.
✓Follow-up documentation should address surveillance findings and any new pigmented lesions.

Commonly Confused Codes

D03.71 (right lower limb) differs in laterality D03.70 (unspecified lower limb) is less specific D03.62 (left upper limb) is for arm locations C43.72 (invasive melanoma of left lower limb) indicates dermal invasion.

Code Hierarchy

└D03Melanoma in situ └D03.7Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip └D03.72Melanoma in situ of left lower limb, including hip

└D03.72Melanoma in situ of left lower limb, including hip