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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.1
Malignant melanoma of skin of eyelid, including canthus
  • Short description: Malig melanoma eyelid.
  • ICD-9-CM 172.1 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 172.1 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 172.1.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 172.1: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 172.1 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C43.10 Malignant melanoma of unspecified eyelid, including canthus
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.10 Melanoma in situ of unspecified eyelid, including canthus
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.11 Melanoma in situ of right eyelid, including canthus
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D03.12 Melanoma in situ of left eyelid, including canthus
Approximate Synonyms
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of canthus of eye
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of eyelid
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of left eyelid
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of lower eyelid
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of right eyelid
  • Malignant melanoma of skin of upper eyelid
  • Melanoma in situ of eyelid
  • Melanoma in situ of right eyelid
  • Melanoma in situ, eyelid
  • Melanoma in situ, R eyelid
  • Melanoma in situ, right eyelid
  • Melanoma in situ, skin of eyelid including canthus
  • Melanoma, skin of canthus
  • Melanoma, skin of canthus of eye
  • Melanoma, skin of eyelid
  • Melanoma, skin of L eyelid
  • Melanoma, skin of left eyelid
  • Melanoma, skin of lower eyelid
  • Melanoma, skin of R eyelid
  • Melanoma, skin of right eyelid
  • Melanoma, skin of upper eyelid
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 172.1:
  • Melanoma (malignant) (M8720/3) 172.9
    • canthus (eye) 172.1
    • eyelid (lower) (upper) 172.1
    • meibomian gland 172.1
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