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C44.291

Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where C44.291 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin
  2. C44.2 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
  3. C44.29 Parent Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal
  4. C44.291 This code Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Includes

malignant neoplasm of sebaceous glands

Inherited from C44 — Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin

Includes

malignant neoplasm of sweat glands

Inherited from C44 — Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin

Excludes1

connective tissue of ear ( C49.0 )

Inherited from C44.2 — Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auricular canal

Excludes1

Kaposi's sarcoma of skin ( C46.0 )

Inherited from C44 — Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin

Excludes1

malignant melanoma of skin ( C43 .-)

Inherited from C44 — Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin

Excludes1

malignant neoplasm of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60 .-, C63.2 )

Inherited from C44 — Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin

Excludes1

Merkel cell carcinoma ( C4A .-)

Inherited from C44 — Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin

Version History

How C44.291 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal

Related Codes

Other codes under C44.29

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

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