2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Neoplasms 140-239 > Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, And Breast 170-175 > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172 Malignant melanoma of skin  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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 can be accessed here. A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin. except juvenile melanoma M-8770/0 172 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. 172 includes: melanocarcinoma melanoma (skin) NOS 172 excludes: skin of genital organs (184.0-184.9, 187.1-187.9) sites other than skin­code to malignant neoplasm of the site