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C43.8 - Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin


The ICD 10 Code for Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin is listed as C43.8.
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: C43.8
Description: Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin
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 - Malignant melanoma of skin
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 172.8 - Malignant melanoma of other specified sites of skin (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C43.8:
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
C43.9 - Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified