2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C44.60

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Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder

  • C44.60 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • Short description: Unsp malignant neoplasm skin/ upper limb, including shoulder
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C44.60 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C44.60 – other international versions of ICD-10 C44.60 may differ.

The following code(s) above C44.60 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C44.60:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Basal cell carcinoma of hand
  • Basal cell carcinoma of upper extremity
  • Basal cell skin of arm
  • Cancer of the skin, arm
  • Cancer of the skin, hand
  • Cancer of the skin, upper limb, squamous cell
  • Cancer, skin of shoulder
  • Carcinoma on hand, basal cell
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of skin of hand
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of skin of shoulder
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb
  • Primary squamous cell carcinoma of upper limb
  • Squamous cell carcinoma of hand
  • Squamous cell carcinoma skin of hand

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