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C43 - Malignant melanoma of skin


The ICD 10 Code for Malignant melanoma of skin is listed as C43.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: C43
Description: Malignant melanoma of skin
  • 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
Chapter Neoplasms (C00-D49)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of C43:
C43.0 - Malignant melanoma of lip
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
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
C43.9 - Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified