C44.131 — Sebaceous cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified eyelid, including canthus
C44.131 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for sebaceous cell carcinoma of skin of unspecified eyelid, including canthus. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
C44.131 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
C44.131 is named in 9 Medicare coverage policies — 9 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56346Billing and Coding: Removal of Benign and Malignant Skin Lesions
- A56439Billing and Coding: Blepharoplasty
- A57660Billing and Coding: Excision of Malignant Skin Lesions
- A57767Billing and Coding: Mohs Micrographic Surgery (MMS)
Code history
C44.131 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share C44.13. If C44.131 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about C44.131
- Is C44.131 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. C44.131 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does C44.131 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Melanoma and other malignant neoplasms of skin (C43-C44).