2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 172.* : Malignant melanoma of skin

Free Searchable ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes > 2008 > Neoplasms 140-239 > Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, And Breast 170-175 > Malignant melanoma of skin 172.* > 
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172 Malignant melanoma of skin
A primary melanoma arising from atypical melanocytes in the skin. Precursor lesions include acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi, and dysplastic nevi. Several histologic variants have been recognized, including superficial spreading melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, nodular melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma.
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.0Malignant melanoma of skin of lip
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.1Malignant melanoma of skin of eyelid including canthus
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.2Malignant melanoma of skin of ear and external auditory canal
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.3Malignant melanoma of skin of other and unspecified parts of face
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.4Malignant melanoma of skin of scalp and neck
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.5Malignant melanoma of skin of trunk except scrotum
A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the breast. The vast majority of cases are carcinomas arising from the breast parenchyma or the nipple. Malignant breast neoplasms occur more frequently in females than in males. -- 2003
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.6Malignant melanoma of skin of upper limb including shoulder
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.7Malignant melanoma of skin of lower limb including hip
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.8Malignant melanoma of other specified sites of skin
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.9Melanoma of skin site unspecified
A primary melanoma arising from atypical melanocytes in the skin. Precursor lesions include acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi, and dysplastic nevi. Several histologic variants have been recognized, including superficial spreading melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, nodular melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma.
*
* 