C44.71
Header — not billableBasal cell carcinoma of skin of lower limb, including hip
The ICD-10 code for basal cell carcinoma of skin of lower limb, including hip is C44.71.
C44.71 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
- C44.70Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header
- C44.72Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header
- C44.79Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header
- C44.71Basal cell carcinoma of skin of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header