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{{ICD10 category|Musculoskeletal/soft tissue}}{{ICD10 category|Neoplastic}} | |||
== Additional Info == | == Additional Info == | ||
*There are three main types of skin cancers: | |||
**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 | |||
***Melanomas are the most aggressive. Signs include a mole that has changed in size, shape, color, has irregular edges, has more than one color, is itchy or bleeds | |||
*The first two, along with a number of less common skin cancers, are known as nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC). | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||