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ICD-10-CM Code for Malignant melanoma of unspecified eyelid, including canthus C43.10

ICD-10 code C43.10 for Malignant melanoma of unspecified eyelid, including canthus is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Malignant neoplasms .

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Malignant melanoma of unspecified eyelid, including canthus

C43

Excludes1: melanoma in situ (D03.-)

Excludes2: malignant melanoma of skin of genital organs (C51-C52, C60.-, C63.-)
Merkel cell carcinoma (C4A.-)
sites other than skin-code to malignant neoplasm of the site

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