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C44.02026

Non-billable

Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip

C44.0 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category (header) code for Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip; a more specific code below it is required for claims in the FY2026 code set.

Clinical Notes

  • Malignant neoplasm of lip (C00.-)
From C44
  • Kaposi's sarcoma of skin (C46.0)
  • Malignant melanoma of skin (C43.-)
  • Malignant neoplasm of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60.-, C63.2)
  • Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.-)

Frequently Asked Questions

Code Hierarchy
C44
Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin
C44.0
...lip
C44.1
...eyelid, including canthus
C44.2
...ear and external auricular canal
C44.3
...other and unspecified parts of face
C44.4
...scalp and neck
C44.5
...trunk
C44.6
...upper limb, including shoulder
C44.7
...lower limb, including hip
C44.8
...overlapping sites of skin
C44.9
...skin, unspecified

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Related MS-DRGs
37,312 Medicare hospitalizations across 5 DRGs for codes in C44.0

Top DRGs associated with codes in this category:

607MINOR SKIN DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC16,476
011TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH MCC6,752
606MINOR SKIN DISORDERS WITH MCC6,648
012TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITH CC6,144
013TRACHEOSTOMY FOR FACE, MOUTH AND NECK DIAGNOSES OR LARYNGECTOMY WITHOUT CC/MCC1,292
Official Guidelines
Chapter 2: Neoplasms

Official coding guidelines for C00-D49

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