ICD-Code C43: Malignant melanoma of skin
- 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 Overlapping malignant melanoma of skin
- C43.9 Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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