C44.1322

C44.1322: Sebaceous cell carcinoma of skin of right lower eyelid, including canthus

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMright

C44.1322 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for sebaceous cell carcinoma of skin of right lower eyelid, including canthus. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check C44.1322 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C44.1322

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on C44.1: Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus

connective tissue of eyelid (C49.0)

Written on C44: Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin

Kaposi's sarcoma of skin (C46.0)
malignant melanoma of skin (C43.-)
malignant neoplasm of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60.-, C63.2)
Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with C44.1322

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

C76Malignant neoplasm of other and ill-defined sites

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

C44.1322 is named in 30 Medicare coverage policies: 30 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52450Billing and Coding: Paclitaxel (e.g., Taxol®/Abraxane ™)
A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
A56346Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under C44.132

C44.1321Sebaceous cell carcinoma of skin of right upper eyelid, including canthus