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ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code

C44.69Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder

Not billable — use a more specific code

C44.69 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 3 more specific codes beneath it.Short description: Oth malignant neoplasm skin/ upper limb, including shoulder

Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data

About C44.69

C44.69 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder. 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 3 subcodes must be used instead.

Within C44.6, choose C44.69 (Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of upper limb, including shoulder (C44.60), basal cell carcinoma of skin of upper limb, including shoulder (C44.61) and squamous cell carcinoma of skin of upper limb, including shoulder (C44.62).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: C44.691 (shoulder), C44.692 (shoulder) and C44.699 (shoulder).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Specific codes under C44.69

Notes that apply from higher levels

Instructions written at a parent level also apply to C44.69.

› 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.

Table of Drugs & Neoplasms entries

Code history

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  12. 2027
  • FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
  • No changes since FY2016.

Common questions about C44.69

Is C44.69 billable?

No. C44.69 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.