2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Neoplasms 140-239 > Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, And Breast 170-175 > Malignant Melanoma Of Skin 172.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.5
Malignant melanoma of skin of trunk except scrotum On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 172.5 can be accessed here. - 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
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 172.* hierarchy
172.5 also known as:- Axilla
- Breast
- Buttock
- Groin
- Perianal skin
- Perineum
- Umbilicus
172.5 excludes:
Index entries containing 172.5:- Melanoma (malignant) (M8720/3) 172.9
- abdominal wall
 172.5
- axilla 172.5
- axillary fold 172.5
- back 172.5
- breast (female) (male) 172.5
- buttock 172.5
- chest wall 172.5
- flank 172.5
- gluteal region 172.5
- groin 172.5
- interscapular region 172.5
- perianal skin 172.5
- perineum 172.5
- pubes 172.5
- submammary fold 172.5
- trunk NEC 172.5
- umbilicus 172.5
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