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C43.5 Malignant neoplasm: Malignant melanoma of trunk

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C43.5 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Malignant melanoma of trunk. It is a four-character subcategory of C43 (Malignant melanoma of skin), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C43–C44 (Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
II · C00–D48
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What C43.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Anal:
    • margin
    • skin
  • Perianal skin
  • Skin of breast

What C43.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

C43.5 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

C43.5Malignt melanom på bålen

  • C43.5BDesmoplastiskt malignt melanom på bålen
  • C43.5CLentigo maligna-melanom på bålen
  • C43.5DNodulärt malignt melanom på bålen
  • C43.5FYtligt spridande malignt melanom på bålen
  • C43.5XOspecificerat malignt melanom på bålen
NorwayICD-10-NO

C43.5Malignt melanom på trunkus

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC435Malignt melanom i hud på truncus

  • DC435AMalignt melanom i hud i anus
  • DC435BMalignt melanom i hud på bryst
  • DC435CMalignt melanom i hud i perineum
  • DC435LMalignt melanom i anale marginalzone
FinlandICD-10-FI

C43.5Vartalon (ihon) melanooma

  • C43.50Vartalon (ihon) melanooma ei histologista vahvistusta
  • C43.51Vartalon (ihon) melanooma lentigo malignasta alkanut
  • C43.52Vartalon (ihon) melanooma pinnallisesti leviävä
  • C43.53Vartalon (ihon) melanooma nodulaarinen
  • C43.54Vartalon (ihon) melanooma akraalinen
  • C43.59Vartalon (ihon) melanooma muu tai histologisesti epämääräinen
GermanyICD-10-GM

C43.5Bösartiges Melanom des Rumpfes

  • C43.50Bösartiges Melanom der Perianalhaut
  • C43.59Bösartiges Melanom sonstiger und nicht näher bezeichneter Teile des Rumpfes
FranceICD-10-FR

C43.5Mélanome malin du tronc

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C43.5maligne melanoom van romp

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • C43.51Malignant melanoma of anal skin
  • C43.52Malignant melanoma of skin of breast
  • C43.59Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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