C4A.0 - Merkel cell carcinoma of lip

The ICD 10 Code for Merkel cell carcinoma of lip is listed as C4A.0.
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:	C4A.0
Description:	Merkel cell carcinoma of lip Excludes1: malignant neoplasm of vermilion border of lip (C00.0-C00.2)
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	595 - Major Skin Disorders W Mcc 596 - Major Skin Disorders W/o Mcc

Chapter	Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Parent	C4A - Merkel cell carcinoma
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	209.31 - Merkel cell carcinoma of the face (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C4A.0:
C4A.1 - Merkel cell carcinoma of eyelid, including canthus
C4A.2 - Merkel cell carcinoma of ear and external auricular canal
C4A.3 - Merkel cell carcinoma of other and unspecified parts of face
C4A.4 - Merkel cell carcinoma of scalp and neck
C4A.5 - Merkel cell carcinoma of trunk
C4A.6 - Merkel cell carcinoma of upper limb, including shoulder
C4A.7 - Merkel cell carcinoma of lower limb, including hip
C4A.8 - Merkel cell carcinoma of overlapping sites
C4A.9 - Merkel cell carcinoma, unspecified