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- 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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  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
  Melanoma of skin site unspecified- A malignant neoplasm derived from cells that are capable of forming melanin.
- except juvenile melanoma M-8770/0
- 172.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 172.9 contains 3 index entries
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