C44.111

Basal cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified eyelid, including canthus

Billable / specific

C44.111 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from C44)

  • malignant neoplasm of sebaceous glands
  • malignant neoplasm of sweat glands
  • Note: Functional activity
  • Note: All neoplasms are classified in this chapter, whether they are functionally active or not. An additional code from Chapter 4 may be used, to identify functional activity associated with any neoplasm.
  • Note: Morphology [Histology]
  • Note: Chapter 2 classifies neoplasms primarily by site (topography), with broad groupings for behavior, malignant, in situ, benign, etc. The Table of Neoplasms should be used to identify the correct topography code. In a few cases, such as for malignant melanoma and certain neuroendocrine tumors, the morphology (histologic type) is included in the category and codes.
  • Note: Primary malignant neoplasms overlapping site boundaries
  • Note: A primary malignant neoplasm that overlaps two or more contiguous (next to each other) sites should be classified to the subcategory/code .8 ('overlapping lesion'), unless the combination is specifically indexed elsewhere. For multiple neoplasms of the same site that are not contiguous, such as tumors in different quadrants of the same breast, codes for each site should be assigned.
  • Note: Malignant neoplasm of ectopic tissue
  • Note: Malignant neoplasms of ectopic tissue are to be coded to the site mentioned, e.g., ectopic pancreatic malignant neoplasms are coded to pancreas, unspecified (C25.9).

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • connective tissue of eyelid (C49.0) (from C44.1)
  • Kaposi's sarcoma of skin (C46.0) (from C44)
  • malignant melanoma of skin (C43.-) (from C44)
  • malignant neoplasm of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60.-, C63.2) (from C44)
  • Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.-) (from C44)

Parent code

  • C44.11Basal cell carcinoma of skin of eyelid, including canthusHeader

Related codes

  • C44.112Basal cell carcinoma of skin of right eyelid, including canthusHeader
  • C44.119Basal cell carcinoma of skin of left eyelid, including canthusHeader

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