C43Non-billable (header)
Malignant melanoma of skin
Related Codes· Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44)
Sub-codes of C43(10)
C43 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.
C43.0Malignant melanoma of lip✓ BillableC43.1Malignant melanoma of eyelid, including canthusHeaderC43.2Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canalHeaderC43.3Malignant melanoma of other and unspecified parts of faceHeaderC43.4Malignant melanoma of scalp and neck✓ BillableC43.5Malignant melanoma of trunkHeaderC43.6Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulderHeaderC43.7Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hipHeaderC43.8Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin✓ BillableC43.9Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified✓ Billable
✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)
- •melanoma in situ (D03.-)
⚠ Excludes 2(Not included here)
- •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
Code Hierarchy
┌2Neoplasms (C00-D49)├C43-C44Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44)├C43Malignant melanoma of skin
└C43Malignant melanoma of skin
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