D03.8 — Melanoma in situ of other sites
Is D03.8 billable?
Yes — D03.8 is billable for FY2027. D03.8 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. D03.8 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
D03.8 at a glance
| Code | D03.8 |
|---|---|
| Description | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does D03.8 group to?
D03.8 sits in MDC 09 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 595Major Skin Disorders with MCCmedical
- 596Major Skin Disorders without MCCmedical
How is D03.8 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to D03.8. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Melanoma › in situ › choroid (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › conjunctiva (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › eye (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › female genital organNEC (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › foreskin (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › iris (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › labium (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › lacrimal gland (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › male genital organNEC (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › orbit (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › penis (malignant)
- Melanoma › in situ › prepuce (malignant)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with D03.8 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- carcinoma in situ of scrotum (D07.61)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to D03.8.
- Melanoma in situ of scrotum
How long has D03.8 existed?
D03.8 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 D03.8?
What other codes are in the D03 family? (9)
- D03.0Melanoma in situ of lip
- D03.1Melanoma in situ of eyelid, including canthusnot billable
- D03.2Melanoma in situ of ear and external auricular canalnot billable
- D03.3Melanoma in situ of other and unspecified parts of facenot billable
- D03.4Melanoma in situ of scalp and neck
- D03.5Melanoma in situ of trunknot billable
- D03.6Melanoma in situ of upper limb, including shouldernot billable
- D03.7Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hipnot billable
- D03.9Melanoma in situ, unspecified