C43.8
Billable codeMalignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin
The ICD-10 code for malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin is C43.8.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C43.0Malignant melanoma of lip
- C43.1Malignant melanoma of eyelid, including canthusnon-billable header
- C43.2Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canalnon-billable header
- C43.3Malignant melanoma of other and unspecified parts of facenon-billable header
- C43.4Malignant melanoma of scalp and neck
- C43.5Malignant melanoma of trunknon-billable header
- C43.6Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shouldernon-billable header
- C43.7Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header
- C43.9Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified
- C43.8Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 1728Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
C43.8 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.
- DRG 564Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with MCC
- DRG 565Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses with CC
- DRG 566Other Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue Diagnoses without CC/MCC
- DRG 595Major Skin Disorders with MCC
- DRG 596Major Skin Disorders without MCC