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ICD-10 diagnosis code

C44.0 Malignant neoplasm: Skin of lip

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C44.0 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Skin of lip. It is a four-character subcategory of C44 (Other malignant neoplasms 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 C44.0 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Basal cell carcinoma of lip

What C44.0 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

  • malignant neoplasm of lip C00.-

C44.0 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

C44.0Malign tumör i läpphuden

  • C44.0BYtligt växande basalcellscancer i läpphuden
  • C44.0CMorfealiknande basalcellscancer i läpphuden
  • C44.0DAnnan basalcellscancer i läpphuden
  • C44.0EOspecificerad basalcellscancer i läpphuden
  • C44.0SSkivepitelcancer i läpphuden
  • C44.0WAndra maligna tumörer i läpphuden
  • C44.0XOspecificerad malign tumör i läpphuden
NorwayICD-10-NO

C44.0Ondartet svulst i hud på leppe

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC440Anden hudkræft på læbe

FinlandICD-10-FI

C44.0Huulen ihosyöpä

  • C44.00Huulen ihosyöpä ei histologista vahvistusta
  • C44.01Huulen tyvisolusyöpä
  • C44.02Huulen okasolusyöpä
  • C44.09Huulen ihosyöpä muu tai epämääräinen histologia
GermanyICD-10-GM

C44.0Lippenhaut

FranceICD-10-FR

C44.0Face cutanée de la lèvre

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C44.0huid van lip

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • C44.00Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip
  • C44.01Basal cell carcinoma of skin of lip
  • C44.02Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of lip
  • C44.09Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of lip

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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