2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C43.6

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Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder

  • C43.6 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C43.6 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C43.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 C43.6 may differ.

The following code(s) above C43.6 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C43.6:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C43  Malignant melanoma of skin

Code 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 C43.6:

  • Melanoma (malignant) C43.9
    • skinC43.9
      • nail
        • finger C43.6-
      • arm C43.6-
      • elbow C43.6-
      • finger C43.6-
      • forearm C43.6-
      • hand C43.6-
      • shoulder C43.6-
      • upper limb NEC C43.6-