AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2018 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Eyelid Neoplasms

Malignant and other types of neoplasms can affect structures of the eye including the eyeball, uvea, orbit, eyelid and lacrimal gland. However, the skin of the eyelid is a common site for non-melanoma malignances to occur. For statistical purposes, it is important to capture the actual eyelid involved as well as laterality. Several new subcategories were created to describe the following neoplasms of the right, left and unspecified eyelid: Malignant melanoma (C43.11-C43.12); Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.11-C4A.12); Basal cell carcinoma (C44.112-C44.119); Squamous cell carcinoma (C44.122-C44.129); Sebaceous cell carcinoma (C44.131-C44.139); Other...

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