C43 Non-Billable Code
Malignant melanoma of skin
Chapter Classification
Chapter 2
Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Section Detail
C43-C44
Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44)
Coding Guidelines & Notes
excludes1
- melanoma in situ (D03.-)
excludes2
- malignant melanoma of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60.-, C63.-)
- Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.-)
- sites other than skin-code to malignant neoplasm of the site
More Specific Diagnosis Codes
This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.
- C43.0 - Malignant melanoma of lip Billable
- C43.1 - Malignant melanoma of eyelid, including canthus
- C43.2 - Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canal
- C43.3 - Malignant melanoma of other and unspecified parts of face
- C43.4 - Malignant melanoma of scalp and neck Billable
- C43.5 - Malignant melanoma of trunk
- C43.6 - Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder
- C43.7 - Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip
- C43.8 - Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin Billable
- C43.9 - Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified Billable
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