2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C44.2

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Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal

  • C44.2 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • Short description: Oth and unsp malig neoplasm skin/ ear and extrn auric canal
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C44.2 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C44.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 C44.2 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

  • connective tissue of ear (C49.0)

The following code(s) above C44.2 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C44.2:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C44  Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm 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

Code annotations containing back-references to C44.2: