Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.2
Malignant melanoma of skin of ear and external auditory canal
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 172.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 172.2 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 172.2 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C43.20 Malignant melanoma of unspecified ear and external auricular canal
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.20 Melanoma in situ of unspecified ear and external auricular canal
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.21 Melanoma in situ of right ear and external auricular canal
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.22 Melanoma in situ of left ear and external auricular canal
Approximate Synonyms
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of ear
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of external auditory canal
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of left ear
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of right ear
  • Melanoma in situ of ear
  • Melanoma in situ of right ear
  • Melanoma in situ, ear
  • Melanoma in situ, R ear
  • Melanoma in situ, right ear
  • Melanoma, skin of ear
  • Melanoma, skin of external auditory canal
  • Melanoma, skin of L ear
  • Melanoma, skin of left ear
  • Melanoma, skin of R ear
  • Melanoma, skin of right ear
Applies To
  • Auricle (ear)
  • Auricular canal, external
  • External [acoustic] meatus
  • Pinna
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 172.2:
  • Melanoma (malignant) (M8720/3) 172.9
    • auditory canal (external) 172.2
    • auricle (ear) 172.2
    • auricular canal (external) 172.2
    • ear (external) 172.2
    • external meatus (ear) 172.2
    • helix 172.2
    • meatus, acoustic (external) 172.2
    • pinna 172.2
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