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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.5
Malignant melanoma of skin of trunk, except scrotum
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 172.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 172.5 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: 172.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C43.59 Malignant melanoma of other part of trunk
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.51 Melanoma in situ of anal skin
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.52 Melanoma in situ of breast (skin) (soft tissue)
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.59 Melanoma in situ of other part of trunk
Approximate Synonyms
  • Malignant melanoma of back
  • Malignant melanoma of breast
  • Malignant melanoma of buttock
  • Malignant melanoma of groin
  • Malignant melanoma of perianal skin
  • Malignant melanoma of perineum
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of abdomen
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of axilla
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of back
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of breast
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of buttock
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of chest
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of groin
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of perineum
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of trunk
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of umbilicus
  • Malignant melanoma of trunk
  • Malignant melanoma of umbilicus
  • Melanoma in situ of breast
  • Melanoma in situ of perianal skin
  • Melanoma in situ of skin of breast
  • Melanoma in situ of trunk
  • Melanoma in situ, breast
  • Melanoma, skin of breast
  • Melanoma, skin of buttock
  • Melanoma, skin of trunk
Clinical Information
  • 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
172.5 Excludes
Applies To
  • Axilla
  • Breast
  • Buttock
  • Groin
  • Perianal skin
  • Perineum
  • Umbilicus
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 172.5:
  • Melanoma (malignant) (M8720/3) 172.9
    • abdominal wall 172.5
    • axilla 172.5
    • axillary fold 172.5
    • back 172.5
    • breast (female) (male) 172.5
    • buttock 172.5
    • chest wall 172.5
    • flank 172.5
    • gluteal region 172.5
    • groin 172.5
    • interscapular region 172.5
    • perianal skin 172.5
    • perineum 172.5
    • pubes 172.5
    • submammary fold 172.5
    • trunk NEC 172.5
    • umbilicus 172.5
 172.4 ICD9Data.com 172.6 
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