D03.3
Header — not billableMelanoma in situ of other and unspecified parts of face
The ICD-10 code for melanoma in situ of other and unspecified parts of face is D03.3.
D03.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 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
- D03.0Melanoma in situ of lip
- D03.1Melanoma in situ of eyelid, including canthusnon-billable header
- D03.2Melanoma in situ of ear and external auricular canalnon-billable header
- D03.4Melanoma in situ of scalp and neck
- D03.5Melanoma in situ of trunknon-billable header
- D03.6Melanoma in situ of upper limb, including shouldernon-billable header
- D03.7Melanoma in situ of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header
- D03.8Melanoma in situ of other sites
- D03.9Melanoma in situ, unspecified
- D03.3Melanoma in situ of other and unspecified parts of facenon-billable header