C43.3
Header — not billableMalignant melanoma of other and unspecified parts of face
The ICD-10 code for malignant melanoma of other and unspecified parts of face is C43.3.
C43.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •This code describes an unspecified presentation. If the medical record documents a more specific detail (e.g. laterality, type, or affected site), a more specific sibling code should be used instead — see Related codes below.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C43.0Malignant melanoma of lip
- C43.1Malignant melanoma of eyelid, including canthusnon-billable header
- C43.2Malignant melanoma of ear and external auricular canalnon-billable header
- C43.4Malignant melanoma of scalp and neck
- C43.5Malignant melanoma of trunknon-billable header
- C43.6Malignant melanoma of upper limb, including shouldernon-billable header
- C43.7Malignant melanoma of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header
- C43.8Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin
- C43.9Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified
- C43.3Malignant melanoma of other and unspecified parts of facenon-billable header