C44.22 - Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of ear and external auricular canal
The ICD 10 Code for Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of ear and external auricular canal is listed as C44.22.
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: | C44.22
|
| Description: | Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of ear and external auricular canal |
| Chapter | Neoplasms (C00-D49) |
| Block | Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44) |
| Parent | C44.2 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal |
| ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of C44.22: | |
| C44.221 - Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal | |
| C44.222 - Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of right ear and external auricular canal | |
| C44.229 - Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of left ear and external auricular canal | |
| ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C44.22: | |
| 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 | |
| C44.29 - Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal | |