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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

C44.132Sebaceous cell carcinoma of skin of right eyelid, including canthus

Not billable — use a more specific code

C44.132 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Sebaceous cell carcinoma skin/ right eyelid, inc canthus

Code last changed in FY2019 (effective October 1, 2018). Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About C44.132

C44.132 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for sebaceous cell carcinoma of skin of right eyelid, including canthus. It belongs to category C44 (other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin), block C43-C44 (melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin) and chapter 2 (neoplasms). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.

Within C44.13 (sebaceous cell carcinoma of skin of eyelid, including canthus), C44.132 is specifically for sebaceous cell carcinoma of skin of right eyelid, including canthus. Related codes cover unspecified eyelid, including canthus (C44.131) and left eyelid, including canthus (C44.139).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: C44.1321 (canthus) and C44.1322 (canthus).

It was added in FY2019, effective October 1, 2018.

Specific codes under C44.132

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to C44.132.

› From C44.1 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthus
Excludes1
  • connective tissue of eyelid (C49.0)
› From C44 Other and unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin
Includes
  • malignant neoplasm of sebaceous glands
  • malignant neoplasm of sweat glands
Excludes1
  • 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.-)

Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 2: Neoplasms.

Code history

  1. 2016
  2. 2017
  3. 2018
  4. 2019
  5. 2020
  6. 2021
  7. 2022
  8. 2023
  9. 2024
  10. 2025
  11. 2026
  12. 2027
  • FY2019 (effective 10/1/2018): Added
  • No changes since FY2019.

Common questions about C44.132

Is C44.132 billable?

No. C44.132 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.