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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.5
Malignant melanoma of skin of trunk, except scrotum
  • Short description: Malig melanoma trunk.
  • 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).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 172.5.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 172.5: 2013 2014 2015.
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
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
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