2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C44.90

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Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin, unspecified

  • C44.90 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C44.90 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C44.90 – other international versions of ICD-10 C44.90 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of skin

The following code(s) above C44.90 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C44.90:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cancer of the skin
  • Cancer, skin, not melanoma
  • Malignant neoplasm of skin
  • Malignant skin tumor with eccrine differentiation
  • Muir torre syndrome w malignant sebaceous neoplasm
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of skin, excluding melanoma
  • Sweat gland carcinoma
  • Torrù-muir syndrome with malignant sebaceous neoplasm

ICD-10-CM C44.90 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
  • 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc

Convert C44.90 to ICD-9-CMCode 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