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C44.2 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal


The ICD 10 Code for Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal is listed as C44.2.
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: C44.2
Description: Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
  • Excludes1: connective tissue of ear (C49.0)
Chapter Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Block Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44)
Parent C44 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of C44.2:
C44.20 - Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
C44.21 - Basal cell carcinoma of skin of ear and external auricular canal
C44.22 - Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of ear and external auricular canal
C44.29 - Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C44.2:
C44.0 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip
C44.1 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus
C44.3 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of other and unspecified parts of face
C44.4 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck
C44.5 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk
C44.6 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder
C44.7 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip
C44.8 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of skin
C44.9 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin, unspecified