C43.6 — Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder
Is C43.6 billable?
No — C43.6 is a non-billable header code. C43.6 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath C43.6.
C43.6 at a glance
| Code | C43.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is C43.6 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to C43.6. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Melanoma › skin › arm (malignant)
- Melanoma › skin › elbow (malignant)
- Melanoma › skin › finger (malignant)
- Melanoma › skin › forearm (malignant)
- Melanoma › skin › hand (malignant)
- Melanoma › skin › shoulder (malignant)
- Melanoma › skin › upper limb NEC (malignant)
- Melanoma › skin › nail › finger (malignant)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from C43
The conditions below can never be reported together with C43.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- melanoma in situ (D03.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from C43
The conditions below are not part of C43.6, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, C43.6 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under C43.6? (3)
How long has C43.6 existed?
C43.6 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which conditions are coded to C43.6?
What other codes are in the C43 family? (9)
- C43.0Malignant melanoma of lip
- C43.1Malignant melanoma of eyelid, including canthusnot billable
- C43.2Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canalnot billable
- C43.3Malignant melanoma of other and unspecified parts of facenot billable
- C43.4Malignant melanoma of scalp and neck
- C43.5Malignant melanoma of trunknot billable
- C43.7Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hipnot billable
- C43.8Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin
- C43.9Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified