Specific code 2013 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 174.0
Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola of female breast
  • Short description: Malig neo nipple.
  • ICD-9-CM 174.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 174.0 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 2013 version of ICD-9-CM 174.0.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 174.0: 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 174.0 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C50.019 Malignant neoplasm of nipple and areola, unspecified female breast
Approximate Synonyms
  • Cancer of the female breast, nipple
  • Female breast cancer, nipple
  • Paget disease, female nipple
  • Paget's disease of nipple
  • Pagets disease of skin, nipple, female
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of nipple of female breast
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 174.0:
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • nipple 611.9
      • paget's (M8540/3) 174.0
    • 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
    • breast (M8540/3) 174.0
    • 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
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