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C44.6 Malignant neoplasm: Skin of upper limb, including shoulder

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C44.6 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Skin of upper limb, including shoulder. 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

C44.6 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

C44.6Malign tumör i huden på övre extremiteten inklusive skuldran

  • C44.6BYtligt växande basalcellscancer i huden på övre extremiteten inklusive skuldran
  • C44.6CMorfealiknande basalcellscancer i huden på övre extremiteten inklusive skuldran
  • C44.6DAnnan basalcellscancer i huden på övre extremiteten inklusive skuldran
  • C44.6EOspecificerad basalcellscancer i huden på övre extremiteten inklusive skuldran
  • C44.6SSkivepitelcancer i huden på övre extremiteten inklusive skuldran
  • C44.6WAndra maligna tumörer i huden på övre extremiteten inklusive skuldran
  • C44.6XOspecificerad malign tumör i huden på övre extremiteten inklusive skuldran
NorwayICD-10-NO

C44.6Ondartet svulst i hud på overekstremitet eller skulder

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC446Anden hudkræft på overekstremitet

  • DC446AAnden hudkræft på skulder
  • DC446BAnden hudkræft på arm
  • DC446CAnden hudkræft på hånd eller finger
FinlandICD-10-FI

C44.6Yläraajan tai hartian ihosyöpä

  • C44.60Yläraajan tai hartian ihosyöpä ei histologista vahvistusta
  • C44.61Yläraajan tai hartian tyvisolusyöpä
  • C44.62Yläraajan tai hartian okasolusyöpä
  • C44.69Yläraajan tai hartian ihosyöpä muu tai epämääräinen histologia
GermanyICD-10-GM

C44.6Haut der oberen Extremität, einschließlich Schulter

FranceICD-10-FR

C44.6Peau du membre supérieur, y compris l'épaule

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C44.6huid van bovenste extremiteit, inclusief schouder

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • C44.601Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
  • C44.602Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
  • C44.609Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder
  • C44.611Basal cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
  • C44.612Basal cell carcinoma of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
  • C44.619Basal cell carcinoma of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder
  • C44.621Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
  • C44.622Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
  • 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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