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 175
Malignant neoplasm of male breast 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 Therefore, this code may be out of date.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 175 can be accessed here. - A rare malignant tumor of the breast, affecting mostly older men. It accounts for less than 1% of all malignancies in men. The most common histologic type is invasive ductal carcinoma. Most patients are treated with mastectomy. -- 2004
- 175 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
Use additional code to identify estrogen receptor status (V86.0, V86.1) 175 excludes:
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