2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C43.0

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Malignant melanoma of lip

  • C43.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C43.0 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C43.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 C43.0 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

  • malignant neoplasm of vermilion border of lip (C00.0-C00.2)

The following code(s) above C43.0 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C43.0:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C43  Malignant melanoma of skin

Approximate Synonyms

  • Malignant melanoma of skin of lip
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of lower lip
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of upper lip
  • Melanoma, skin of lip
  • Melanoma, skin of lower lip
  • Melanoma, skin of upper lip

ICD-10-CM C43.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 595 Major skin disorders with mcc
  • 596 Major skin disorders without mcc

Convert C43.0 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to C43.0:

  • Type 1 Excludes: C00

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to C43.0: