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C44.4 Malignant neoplasm: Skin of scalp and neck

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C44.4 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Skin of scalp and neck. 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

C44.4 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

C44.4Malign tumör i huden i hårbotten och på halsen

  • C44.4BYtligt växande basalcellscancer i huden i hårbotten och på halsen
  • C44.4CMorfealiknande basalcellscancer i huden i hårbotten och på halsen
  • C44.4DAnnan basalcellscancer i huden i hårbotten och på halsen
  • C44.4EOspecificerad basalcellscancer i huden i hårbotten och på halsen
  • C44.4SSkivepitelcancer i huden i hårbotten och på halsen
  • C44.4WAndra maligna tumörer i huden i hårbotten och på halsen
  • C44.4XOspecificerad malign tumör i huden i hårbotten och på halsen
NorwayICD-10-NO

C44.4Ondartet svulst i hud i hodebunn eller på hals

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC444Anden hudkræft på skalpen eller halsen

  • DC444AAnden hudkræft på skalpen
  • DC444BAnden hudkræft på halsen
FinlandICD-10-FI

C44.4Päälaen, kaulan tai niskan ihosyöpä

  • C44.40Päälaen, kaulan tai niskan ihosyöpä ei histologista vahvistusta
  • C44.41Päälaen, kaulan tai niskan tyvisolusyöpä
  • C44.42Päälaen, kaulan tai niskan okasolusyöpä
  • C44.49Päälaen, kaulan tai niskan ihosyöpä muu tai epämääräinen histologia
GermanyICD-10-GM

C44.4Behaarte Kopfhaut und Haut des Halses

FranceICD-10-FR

C44.4Peau du cuir chevelu et du cou

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C44.4huid van hals, nek en (behaarde deel van) schedel

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • C44.40Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck
  • C44.41Basal cell carcinoma of skin of scalp and neck
  • C44.42Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of scalp and neck
  • C44.49Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck

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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