In simple words: This code refers to skin cancer on the face, excluding the lips, eyelids, and ears. It covers common types like basal and squamous cell carcinoma and other rarer skin cancers in this area.

This code encompasses various malignant skin neoplasms affecting the face, excluding those specifically classified elsewhere (lip, eyelid, ear). It includes conditions like basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) when occurring on the face (excluding specific sites already mentioned), and other less common malignancies.It also includes cases where the specific part of the face affected is unspecified.

Example 1: A 65-year-old patient presents with a non-healing sore on their cheek, diagnosed as basal cell carcinoma via biopsy.C44.3 is used for billing., A 70-year-old patient with a history of sun exposure has a scaly red patch on their forehead biopsied and diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma. C44.3 is used., A patient has a malignant skin neoplasm on their face, but the specific location isn't detailed in the documentation other than being on the face (not lip, eyelid, or ear). C44.3 would be appropriate.

Documentation should include location and description of the lesion, biopsy results confirming the diagnosis, and treatment plan.