Is C44.6 a billable code?
No. C44.6 is a header code that groups 12 more specific codes. Use one of the billable codes listed on this page instead.
ICD-10-CM FY2027 diagnosis code
C44.6: Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder
Header code: not billableValid for dates of service October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027
C44.6 groups related diagnoses under other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder. It cannot be used on a claim by itself. Choose the billable code below that matches the patient's record.
Billable codes under C44.6
- 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
- C44.629Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.691Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.692Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of right upper limb, including shoulder
- C44.699Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of left upper limb, including shoulder
Other codes in C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin
- C44.0Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lipheader
- C44.1Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthusheader
- C44.2Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canalheader
- C44.3Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of other and unspecified parts of faceheader
- C44.4Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of scalp and neckheader
- C44.5Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunkheader
- C44.7Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hipheader
- C44.8Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of skinheader
- C44.9Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin, unspecifiedheader
C44.6 questions
What does C44.6 mean?
C44.6 is the ICD-10-CM code for Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder. It is in chapter 2, Neoplasms (C00-D49).
Code titles come from the official ICD-10-CM files published by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics. Always check payer rules and the clinical record before billing.