C44.590
C44.590: Other specified malignant neoplasm of anal skin
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
C44.590 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified malignant neoplasm of anal skin. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check C44.590 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Other specified malignant neoplasm of anal margin
- Other specified malignant neoplasm of perianal skin
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C44.590
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 C44.590
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
C44.590 is named in 61 Medicare coverage policies: 61 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Paget's disease›extramammary›anus›margin
- Paget's disease›extramammary›anus›skin
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.