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{{ICD10 category|Skin}}{{ICD10 category|Musculoskeletal/soft tissue}} {{ICD10 category|Neoplastic}} | {{ICD10 category|Skin}}{{ICD10 category|Musculoskeletal/soft tissue}}{{ICD10 category|Neoplastic}} | ||
== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
'''Excludes:''' | |||
*[[Skin, malignant melanoma]] | |||
*[[Skin, benign neoplasm]] | |||
''Includes:'' | |||
*basal-cell skin cancer (BCC) | |||
**Basal-cell cancer grows slowly and can damage the tissue around it but is unlikely to spread to distant areas or result in death. It often appears as a painless raised area of skin, that may be shiny with small blood vessel running over it or may present as a raised area with an ulcer. | |||
*squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC) | |||
**Squamous-cell skin cancer is more likely to spread. It usually presents as a hard lump with a scaly top but may also form an ulcer. | |||
**melanoma | |||
* a number of less common skin cancers, known as nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||
*[[Skin, malignant melanoma]] | |||
*[[Skin, benign neoplasm]] | |||
*[[Hemangioma or lymphangioma, benign neoplasm, any site]] | |||
== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | == Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] == | ||
Revision as of 00:15, 4 July 2018
| ICD10 Diagnosis | |
| Dx: | Skin NOS, primary malignancy |
| ICD10 code: | C44 |
| Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Skin Cancer |
| Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
| APACHE Como Component: | none |
| APACHE Acute Component: | none |
| Start Date: | |
| Stop Date: | |
| Data Dependencies(Reports/Indicators/Data Elements): | No results |
| External ICD10 Documentation | |
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Additional Info
Excludes:
Includes:
- basal-cell skin cancer (BCC)
- Basal-cell cancer grows slowly and can damage the tissue around it but is unlikely to spread to distant areas or result in death. It often appears as a painless raised area of skin, that may be shiny with small blood vessel running over it or may present as a raised area with an ulcer.
- squamous-cell skin cancer (SCC)
- Squamous-cell skin cancer is more likely to spread. It usually presents as a hard lump with a scaly top but may also form an ulcer.
- melanoma
- a number of less common skin cancers, known as nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC)
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Skin, malignant melanoma
- Skin, benign neoplasm
- Hemangioma or lymphangioma, benign neoplasm, any site
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
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