Basal cell carcinoma of skin of lip
- C44.01 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 C44.01 became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C44.01 – other international versions of ICD-10 C44.01 may differ.
The following code(s) above C44.01 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to C44.01:
- C00-D49 Neoplasms
- C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin
- C44.0 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip
Approximate Synonyms
- Basal cell carcinoma of lower lip
- Basal cell carcinoma of upper lip
- Cancer of the lower lip, basal cell
- Cancer of the skin, lip, basal cell
- Cancer of the upper lip, basal cell
ICD-10-CM C44.01 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):
- 011 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with mcc
- 012 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy with cc
- 013 Tracheostomy for face, mouth and neck diagnoses or laryngectomy without cc/mcc
- 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
- 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc
Convert C44.01 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