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ICD-10 diagnosis code

C44.5 Malignant neoplasm: Skin of trunk

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C44.5 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Skin of trunk. 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 C44.5 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

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

What C44.5 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

C44.5 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

C44.5Malign tumör i huden på bålen

  • C44.5BYtligt växande basalcellscancer i huden på bålen
  • C44.5CMorfealiknande basalcellscancer i huden på bålen
  • C44.5DAnnan basalcellscancer i huden på bålen
  • C44.5EOspecificerad basalcellscancer i huden på bålen
  • C44.5SSkivepitelcancer i huden på bålen
  • C44.5WAndra maligna tumörer i huden på bålen
  • C44.5XOspecificerad malign tumör i huden på bålen
NorwayICD-10-NO

C44.5Ondartet svulst i hud på trunkus

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC445Anden hudkræft på truncus

  • DC445AAnden hudkræft i anus
  • DC445BAnden hudkræft på bryst
  • DC445CAnden hudkræft i perineum
FinlandICD-10-FI

C44.5Vartalon ihosyöpä

  • C44.50Vartalon ihosyöpä ei histologista vahvistusta
  • C44.51Vartalon tyvisolusyöpä
  • C44.52Vartalon okasolusyöpä
  • C44.59Vartalon ihosyöpä
GermanyICD-10-GM

C44.5Haut des Rumpfes

  • C44.50Perianalhaut
  • C44.59Haut sonstiger und nicht näher bezeichneter Teile des Rumpfes
FranceICD-10-FR

C44.5Peau du tronc

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C44.5huid van romp

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • C44.500Unspecified malignant neoplasm of anal skin
  • C44.501Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of breast
  • C44.509Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of other part of trunk
  • C44.510Basal cell carcinoma of anal skin
  • C44.511Basal cell carcinoma of skin of breast
  • C44.519Basal cell carcinoma of skin of other part of trunk
  • C44.520Squamous cell carcinoma of anal skin
  • C44.521Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of breast
  • and 4 more national subcodes

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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