ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49

C44.691

Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder

Neoplasms

Quick facts

Code: C44.691
Type: Billable code
ICD-10-CM chapter: Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
Category: C44 — Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin
Specificity: 6 characters

How coders use this code

ICD-10-CM C44.691 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.

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