2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C43.20

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Malignant melanoma of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

  • C43.20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Malignant melanoma of unsp ear and external auricular canal
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C43.20 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C43.20 – other international versions of ICD-10 C43.20 may differ.

The following code(s) above C43.20 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C43.20:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C43  Malignant melanoma of skin

Approximate Synonyms

  • Malignant melanoma of skin of ear
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of external auditory canal
  • Melanoma, skin of ear
  • Melanoma, skin of external auditory canal

ICD-10-CM C43.20 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

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

Convert C43.20 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