2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C44.59

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Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk

  • C44.59 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C44.59 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C44.59 – other international versions of ICD-10 C44.59 may differ.

The following code(s) above C44.59 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C44.59:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C44  Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin
  • C44.5  Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk

Approximate Synonyms

  • Abdominal wall basal cell carcinoma
  • Basal cell carcinoma of abdomen
  • Basal cell carcinoma of back
  • Basal cell carcinoma of chest wall
  • Basal cell carcinoma of truncal skin
  • Cancer of the back, basal cell
  • Cancer of the back, squamous cell
  • Cancer of the chest wall, basal cell
  • Cancer of the skin, trunk
  • Cancer of the skin, trunk, basal cell
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of back
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of trunk
  • Squamous cell carcinoma skin of trunk

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

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to C44.59:

  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)