2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C46.0

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Kaposi’s sarcoma of skin

  • C46.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C46.0 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C46.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 C46.0 may differ.

The following code(s) above C46.0 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C46.0:

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cancer of the skin, kaposi sarcoma

Clinical Information

  • A kaposi sarcoma arising from the skin. It presents with patches, plaques, or nodules.

ICD-10-CM C46.0 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 606 Minor skin disorders with mcc
  • 607 Minor skin disorders without mcc
  • 974 Hiv with major related condition with mcc
  • 975 Hiv with major related condition with cc
  • 976 Hiv with major related condition without cc/mcc

Convert C46.0 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change

Code annotations containing back-references to C46.0:

  • Type 1 Excludes: C44

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to C46.0: