2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C43.62

Malignant melanoma of left upper limb, including shoulder

  • C43.62 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 C43.62 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C43.62 – other international versions of ICD-10 C43.62 may differ.

The following code(s) above C43.62 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C43.62:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C43  Malignant melanoma of skin

Approximate Synonyms

  • Malignant melanoma of bilateral subungual fingernails
  • Malignant melanoma of left subungual fingernail
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of bilateral hands
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of bilateral shoulders
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of bilateral upper limbs
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of left arm
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of left hand
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of left shoulder
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of left upper limb
  • Melanoma of left subungual fingernail
  • Melanoma of skin of left hand
  • Melanoma, bilateral subungual fingernails
  • Melanoma, skin of bilateral arms
  • Melanoma, skin of bilateral hands
  • Melanoma, skin of bilateral shoulders
  • Melanoma, skin of left arm
  • Melanoma, skin of left shoulder

ICD-10-CM C43.62 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

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

Convert C43.62 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