C44.510
C44.510: Basal cell carcinoma of anal skin
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
C44.510 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for basal cell carcinoma of anal skin. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check C44.510 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Basal cell carcinoma of anal margin
- Basal cell carcinoma of perianal skin
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C44.510
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on C44.5: Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk
Other codes that can never be billed with C44.510
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
C44.510 is named in 71 Medicare coverage policies: 71 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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- A53883Billing and Coding: Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.