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C44.42 - Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of scalp and neck


The ICD 10 Code for Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of scalp and neck is listed as C44.42.
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: C44.42
Description: Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of scalp and neck
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
606 - Minor Skin Disorders W Mcc
607 - Minor Skin Disorders W/o Mcc
Chapter Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Block Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44)
Parent C44.4 - Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 173.42 - Squamous cell carcinoma of scalp and skin of neck
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C44.42:
C44.40 - Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck
C44.41 - Basal cell carcinoma of skin of scalp and neck
C44.49 - Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck