Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of right upper eyelid, including canthus
- C44.1221 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- Short description: Squamous cell carcinoma skin/ r upper eyelid, inc canthus
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C44.1221 became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C44.1221 – other international versions of ICD-10 C44.1221 may differ.
The following code(s) above C44.1221 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to C44.1221:
- C00-D49 Neoplasms
- C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin
- C44.1 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus
ICD-10-CM C44.1221 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):
- 124 Other disorders of the eye with mcc or thrombolytic agent
- 125 Other disorders of the eye without mcc
Code History
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): New code
- 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