2006 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Neoplasms 140-239 > Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, And Breast 170-175 > ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172 Malignant melanoma of skin except juvenile melanoma M-8770/0 A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin. 172 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.0 Malignant melanoma of skin of lip 172.0 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 172.0 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.1 Malignant melanoma of skin of eyelid including canthus 172.1 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 172.1 contains 3 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.2 Malignant melanoma of skin of ear and external auditory canal 172.2 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 172.2 contains 8 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.3 Malignant melanoma of skin of other and unspecified parts of face 172.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 172.3 contains 11 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.4 Malignant melanoma of skin of scalp and neck 172.4 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 172.4 contains 2 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.5 Malignant melanoma of skin of trunk except scrotum A breast neoplasm with metastatic potential arising from the breast parenchyma or the nipple. The most common are breast carcinomas. Malignant breast neoplasms occur more frequently in females than in males. -- 2003 172.5 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 172.5 contains 17 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.6 Malignant melanoma of skin of upper limb including shoulder 172.6 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 172.6 contains 7 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.7 Malignant melanoma of skin of lower limb including hip 172.7 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 172.7 contains 11 index entries ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.8 Malignant melanoma of other specified sites of skin 172.8 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 172.8 contains 1 index entry ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.9 Melanoma of skin site unspecified except juvenile melanoma M-8770/0 A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin. 172.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 172.9 contains 3 index entries