C44.11
Header — not billableBasal cell carcinoma of skin of eyelid, including canthus
The ICD-10 code for basal cell carcinoma of skin of eyelid, including canthus is C44.11.
C44.11 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.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C44.10Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthusnon-billable header
- C44.12Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of eyelid, including canthusnon-billable header
- C44.13Sebaceous cell carcinoma of skin of eyelid, including canthusnon-billable header
- C44.19Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of eyelid, including canthusnon-billable header
- C44.11Basal cell carcinoma of skin of eyelid, including canthusnon-billable header