C44.1022 — Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of right lower eyelid, including canthus
C44.1022 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of right lower eyelid, including canthus. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C44.1022
These are not written on C44.1022, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing C44.1022 with anything listed here is a denial.
Other codes that can never be billed with C44.1022
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at C44.1022. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading C44.1022 alone.
- C76Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites
Risk adjustment
C44.1022 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
C44.1022 is named in 63 Medicare coverage policies — 63 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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Code history
C44.1022 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share C44.102. If C44.1022 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about C44.1022
- Is C44.1022 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. C44.1022 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does C44.1022 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44).
- What cannot be coded together with C44.1022?
- C44.1022 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above C44.1022 (C44.1, C44) and apply to it just the same.