C44.321
C44.321: Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of nose
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
C44.321 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for squamous cell carcinoma of skin of nose. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check C44.321 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above C44.321
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Other codes that can never be billed with C44.321
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
C44.321 is named in 87 Medicare coverage policies: 83 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 4 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A59380Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Biomarker Testing for Risk Stratification of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomanot covered
- A59382Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Biomarker Testing for Risk Stratification of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomanot covered
- A59386Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Biomarker Testing for Risk Stratification of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomanot covered
- A59429Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Biomarker Testing for Risk Stratification of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinomanot covered
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.