C44.6 — Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder
Not billable
Is C44.6 billable?
No — C44.6 is a non-billable header code. C44.6 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 12 billable codes beneath C44.6.
Billable codes under this header
- C44.601Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.602Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.609Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.611Basal cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.612Basal cell carcinoma of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.619Basal cell carcinoma of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.621Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.622Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.629Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.691Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.692Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.699Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder
C44.6 at a glance
| Code | C44.6 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from C44
The conditions below can never be reported together with C44.6 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
What codes fall under C44.6? (4)
- C44.60Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shouldernot billable
- C44.61Basal cell carcinoma of skin of upper limb, including shouldernot billable
- C44.62Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of upper limb, including shouldernot billable
- C44.69Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shouldernot billable
How long has C44.6 existed?
C44.6 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.
What other codes are in the C44 family? (9)
- C44.0Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lipnot billable
- C44.1Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthusnot billable
- C44.2Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canalnot billable
- C44.3Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of other and unspecified parts of facenot billable
- C44.4Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of scalp and necknot billable
- C44.5Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunknot billable
- C44.7Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hipnot billable
- C44.8Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of skinnot billable
- C44.9Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin, unspecifiednot billable