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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 173.59
Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of trunk, except scrotum
  • Short description: Malig neo skin trunk NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 173.59 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 173.59 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 173.59.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 173.59: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 173.59 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C44.590 Other specified malignant neoplasm of anal skin
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C44.591 Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of breast
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C44.599 Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of other part of trunk
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 173.59:
  • Cyst (mucus) (retention) (serous) (simple)
    • pilonidal (infected) (rectum) 685.1
      • with abscess 685.0
      • malignant (M9084/3) 173.59
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • Paget's (osteitis deformans) 731.0
      • with infiltrating duct carcinoma of the breast (M8541/3) - see Neoplasm, breast, malignant
      • bone 731.0
        • osteosarcoma in (M9184/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant
      • breast (M8540/3) 174.0
      • extramammary (M8542/3) - see also Neoplasm, skin, malignant
      • malignant (M8540/3)
        • breast 174.0
        • specified site NEC (M8542/3) - see Neoplasm, skin, malignant
        • unspecified site 174.0
      • mammary (M8540/3) 174.0
      • nipple (M8540/3) 174.0
  • Paget's disease (osteitis deformans) 731.0
    • extramammary (M8542/3) - see also Neoplasm, skin, malignant
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