Basal cell carcinoma of skin of ear and external auricular canal
- C44.21 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
- Short description: Basal cell carcinoma skin/ ear and external auricular canal
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C44.21 became effective on October 1, 2023.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C44.21 – other international versions of ICD-10 C44.21 may differ.
The following code(s) above C44.21 contain annotation back-references
that may be applicable to C44.21:
- C00-D49 Neoplasms
- C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin
- C44.2 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
Approximate Synonyms
- Cancer, skin of right ear
- Primary malignant neoplasm of skin of right ear
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