Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.9
Melanoma of skin, site unspecified
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 172.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 172.9 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: 172.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C43.9 Malignant melanoma of skin, unspecified
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.9 Melanoma in situ, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acral lentiginous malignant melanoma of skin
  • Amelanotic malignant melanoma of skin
  • Amelanotic melanoma
  • Arcolentiginous melanoma
  • Carcinomatosis melanoma
  • Desmoplastic malignant melanoma
  • Desmoplastic melanoma
  • Lentigo maligna melanoma
  • Malignant melanoma of skin
  • Malignant melanoma of unknown origin
  • Melanoma
  • Melanoma carcinomatosis
  • Melanoma in situ
  • Melanoma in situ by body site (clinical)
  • Melanoma in situ by body site (disorder)
  • Melanoma metastatic to bone
  • Melanoma metastatic to kidney
  • Melanoma metastatic to liver
  • Melanoma metastatic to LN
  • Melanoma metastatic to lung
  • Melanoma metastatic to pancreas
  • Melanoma metastatic to skin
  • Melanoma metastatic to unspecified site
  • Melanoma of skin
  • Melanoma, carcinomatosis
  • Melanoma, metastatic
  • Melanoma, metastatic to bone
  • Melanoma, metastatic to kidney
  • Melanoma, metastatic to liver
  • Melanoma, metastatic to lung
  • Melanoma, metastatic to lymph node
  • Melanoma, metastatic to pancreas
  • Melanoma, metastatic to skin
  • Melanoma, skin
  • Melanoma, skin, acrolentiginous
  • Melanoma, skin, amelanotic
  • Melanoma, skin, desmoplastic
  • Melanoma, skin, nodular
  • Melanoma, skin, superficial spreading
  • Melanoma, unknown primary
  • Metastatic malignant melanoma
  • Nodular malignant melanoma of skin
  • Nodular melanoma
  • Secondary malignant melanoma of bone
  • Secondary malignant melanoma of kidney
  • Secondary malignant melanoma of liver
  • Secondary malignant melanoma of lung
  • Secondary malignant melanoma of lymph node
  • Secondary malignant melanoma of pancreas
  • Secondary malignant melanoma of skin
  • Superficial spreading malignant melanoma of skin
  • Superficial spreading melanoma
Clinical Information
  • A primary melanoma arising from atypical melanocytes in the skin. Precursor lesions include acquired and congenital melanocytic nevi, and dysplastic nevi. Several histologic variants have been recognized, including superficial spreading melanoma, acral lentiginous melanoma, nodular melanoma, and lentigo maligna melanoma
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 172.9:
  • Melanoma (malignant) (M8720/3) 172.9
    • amelanotic (M8730/3) - see Melanoma, by site
    • auditory canal (external) 172.2
    • auricular canal (external) 172.2
    • balloon cell (M8722/3) - see Melanoma, by site
    • benign (M8720/0) - see Neoplasm, skin, benign
    • breast (female) (male) 172.5
    • epithelioid cell (M8771/3) - see also Melanoma, by site
      • and spindle cell, mixed (M8775/3) - see Melanoma, by site
    • external meatus (ear) 172.2
    • eyelid (lower) (upper) 172.1
    • female genital organ (external) NEC 184.4
    • in
      • giant pigmented nevus (M8761/3) - see Melanoma, by site
      • Hutchinson's melanotic freckle (M8742/3) - see Melanoma, by site
      • junctional nevus (M8740/3) - see Melanoma, by site
      • precancerous melanosis (M8741/3) - see Melanoma, by site
    • in situ - see Melanoma, by site
      • skin 172.9
    • interscapular region 172.5
    • juvenile (M8770/0) - see Neoplasm, skin, benign
    • lip (lower) (upper) 172.0
    • male genital organ (external) NEC 187.9
    • meatus, acoustic (external) 172.2
    • metastatic
      • of or from specified site - see Melanoma, by site
      • site not of skin - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant, secondary
      • to specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant, secondary
      • unspecified site 172.9
    • nodular (M8721/3) - see Melanoma, by site
    • popliteal (fossa) (space) 172.7
    • septum nasal (skin) 172.3
    • skin NEC 172.8
      • in situ 172.9
    • spindle cell (M8772/3) - see also Melanoma, by site
    • superficial spreading (M8743/3) - see Melanoma, by site
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