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C43.5 - Malignant melanoma of trunk


The ICD 10 Code for Malignant melanoma of trunk is listed as C43.5.
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: C43.5
Description: Malignant melanoma of trunk
  • Excludes2: malignant neoplasm of anus NOS (C21.0)
  • malignant neoplasm of scrotum (C63.2)
Chapter Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Block Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44)
Parent C43 - Malignant melanoma of skin
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of C43.5:
C43.51 - Malignant melanoma of anal skin
C43.52 - Malignant melanoma of skin of breast
C43.59 - Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C43.5:
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
C43.6 - 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