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C43.70 - Malignant melanoma of unspecified lower limb, including hip


The ICD 10 Code for Malignant melanoma of unspecified lower limb, including hip is listed as C43.70.
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: C43.70
Description: Malignant melanoma of unspecified lower limb, including hip
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
595 - Major Skin Disorders W Mcc
596 - Major Skin Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Block Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44)
Parent C43.7 - Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 172.7 - Malignant melanoma of skin of lower limb, including hip (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C43.70:
C43.71 - Malignant melanoma of right lower limb, including hip
C43.72 - Malignant melanoma of left lower limb, including hip