ICD-10 Code for Melanoma
Also indexed as (malignant)
The ICD-10-CM code for melanoma is C43.9 — Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for melanoma with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
BillableUnspecified
C43.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which melanoma code should you use?
The Alphabetic Index lists 39 codes under Melanoma. Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
Melanoma in situ
| abdominal wall | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| ala nasi | D03.39 | Melanoma in situ of other parts of face |
| ankle | D03.7Not billable | Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip |
| anus, anal | D03.51 | Melanoma in situ of anal skin |
| arm | D03.6Not billable | Melanoma in situ of upper limb, including shoulder |
| auditory canal | D03.2Not billable | Melanoma in situ of ear and external auricular canal |
| auricle | D03.2Not billable | Melanoma in situ of ear and external auricular canal |
| auricular canal | D03.2Not billable | Melanoma in situ of ear and external auricular canal |
| axilla, axillary fold | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| back | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| breast | D03.52 | Melanoma in situ of breast (skin) (soft tissue) |
| brow | D03.39 | Melanoma in situ of other parts of face |
| buttock | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| canthus | D03.1Not billable | Melanoma in situ of eyelid, including canthus |
| cheek | D03.39 | Melanoma in situ of other parts of face |
| chest wall | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| chin | D03.39 | Melanoma in situ of other parts of face |
| choroid | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| conjunctiva | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| ear | D03.2Not billable | Melanoma in situ of ear and external auricular canal |
| external meatus | D03.2Not billable | Melanoma in situ of ear and external auricular canal |
| eye | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| eyebrow | D03.39 | Melanoma in situ of other parts of face |
| eyelid | D03.1Not billable | Melanoma in situ of eyelid, including canthus |
| face | D03.30 | Melanoma in situ of unspecified part of face |
| female genital organ NEC | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| finger | D03.6Not billable | Melanoma in situ of upper limb, including shoulder |
| flank | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| foot | D03.7Not billable | Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip |
| forearm | D03.6Not billable | Melanoma in situ of upper limb, including shoulder |
| forehead | D03.39 | Melanoma in situ of other parts of face |
| foreskin | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| gluteal region | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| groin | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| hand | D03.6Not billable | Melanoma in situ of upper limb, including shoulder |
| heel | D03.7Not billable | Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip |
| helix | D03.2Not billable | Melanoma in situ of ear and external auricular canal |
| hip | D03.7Not billable | Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip |
| interscapular region | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| iris | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| jaw | D03.39 | Melanoma in situ of other parts of face |
| knee | D03.7Not billable | Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip |
| labium | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| lacrimal gland | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| leg | D03.7Not billable | Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip |
| lip | D03.0 | Melanoma in situ of lip |
| lower limb NEC | D03.7Not billable | Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip |
| male genital organ NEC | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| nail | D03.9 | Melanoma in situ, unspecified |
| neck | D03.4 | Melanoma in situ of scalp and neck |
| nose | D03.39 | Melanoma in situ of other parts of face |
| orbit | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| penis | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| perianal skin | D03.51 | Melanoma in situ of anal skin |
| perineum | D03.51 | Melanoma in situ of anal skin |
| pinna | D03.2Not billable | Melanoma in situ of ear and external auricular canal |
| popliteal fossa or space | D03.7Not billable | Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip |
| prepuce | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| pudendum | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| retina | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| retrobulbar | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| scalp | D03.4 | Melanoma in situ of scalp and neck |
| scrotum | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| shoulder | D03.6Not billable | Melanoma in situ of upper limb, including shoulder |
| specified site NEC | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
| submammary fold | D03.52 | Melanoma in situ of breast (skin) (soft tissue) |
| temple | D03.39 | Melanoma in situ of other parts of face |
| thigh | D03.7Not billable | Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip |
| toe | D03.7Not billable | Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hip |
| trunk NEC | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| umbilicus | D03.59 | Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk |
| upper limb NEC | D03.6Not billable | Melanoma in situ of upper limb, including shoulder |
| vulva | D03.8 | Melanoma in situ of other sites |
Melanoma metastatic
Melanoma skin
| abdominal wall | C43.59 | Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk |
| ala nasi | C43.31 | Malignant melanoma of nose |
| ankle | C43.7Not billable | Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip |
| anus, anal | C43.51 | Malignant melanoma of anal skin |
| arm | C43.6Not billable | Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder |
| auditory canal | C43.2Not billable | Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canal |
| auricle | C43.2Not billable | Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canal |
| auricular canal | C43.2Not billable | Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canal |
| axilla, axillary fold | C43.59 | Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk |
| back | C43.59 | Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk |
| breast | C43.52 | Malignant melanoma of skin of breast |
| brow | C43.39 | Malignant melanoma of other parts of face |
| buttock | C43.59 | Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk |
| canthus | C43.1Not billable | Malignant melanoma of eyelid, including canthus |
| cheek | C43.39 | Malignant melanoma of other parts of face |
| chest wall | C43.59 | Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk |
| chin | C43.39 | Malignant melanoma of other parts of face |
| ear | C43.2Not billable | Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canal |
| elbow | C43.6Not billable | Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder |
| external meatus | C43.2Not billable | Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canal |
| eyebrow | C43.39 | Malignant melanoma of other parts of face |
| eyelid | C43.1Not billable | Malignant melanoma of eyelid, including canthus |
| face | C43.30 | Malignant melanoma of unspecified part of face |
| female genital organ NEC | C51.9 | Malignant neoplasm of vulva, unspecified |
| finger | C43.6Not billable | Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder |
| flank | C43.59 | Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk |
| foot | C43.7Not billable | Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip |
| forearm | C43.6Not billable | Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder |
| forehead | C43.39 | Malignant melanoma of other parts of face |
| foreskin | C60.0 | Malignant neoplasm of prepuce |
| glabella | C43.39 | Malignant melanoma of other parts of face |
| gluteal region | C43.59 | Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk |
| groin | C43.59 | Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk |
| hand | C43.6Not billable | Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shoulder |
| heel | C43.7Not billable | Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip |
| helix | C43.2Not billable | Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canal |
| hip | C43.7Not billable | Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip |
| interscapular region | C43.59 | Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk |
| jaw | C43.39 | Malignant melanoma of other parts of face |
| knee | C43.7Not billable | Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip |
| labium | C51.9 | Malignant neoplasm of vulva, unspecified |
| leg | C43.7Not billable | Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hip |
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources