2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C43.59

Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk

• C43.59 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 C43.59 became effective on October 1, 2023.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C43.59 – other international versions of ICD-10 C43.59 may differ.

The following code(s) above C43.59 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C43.59:

• C00-D49  Neoplasms
• C43  Malignant melanoma of skin
• C43.5  Malignant melanoma of trunk

Approximate Synonyms

• Malignant melanoma of skin of buttock
• Malignant melanoma of skin of trunk
• Melanoma, skin of buttock
• Melanoma, skin of trunk

ICD-10-CM C43.59 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

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

Convert C43.59 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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to C43.59:

• Melanoma (malignant) C43.9
  • skinC43.9
    • abdominal wall C43.59
    • axilla, axillary fold C43.59
    • back C43.59
    • buttock C43.59
    • chest wall C43.59
    • flank C43.59
    • gluteal region C43.59
    • groin C43.59
    • interscapular region C43.59
    • nates C43.59
    • trunk NEC C43.59
    • umbilicus C43.59