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Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.8
Malignant melanoma of other specified sites of skin
  • Short description: MALIG MELANOMA SKIN NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 172.8 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 172.8 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 2008 version of ICD-9-CM 172.8.
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 172.8 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C43.8 Malignant melanoma of overlapping sites of skin
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.8 Melanoma in situ of other sites
Approximate Synonyms
  • Lentigo maligna melanoma
  • Melanoma, skin of overlapping sites
  • Melanoma, skin, overlapping sites
  • Nodular malignant melanoma of skin
  • Overlapping malignant melanoma of skin
Applies To
  • Malignant melanoma of contiguous or overlapping sites of skin whose point of origin cannot be determined
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 172.8:
  • Melanoma (malignant) (M8720/3) 172.9
    • skin NEC 172.8
 172.7 ICD9Data.com 172.9 
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