ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 172.9 : Melanoma of skin, site unspecified

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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
- abdominal wall 172.5
- ala nasi 172.3
- amelanotic (M8730/3) - see Melanoma, by site
- ankle 172.7
- anus, anal 154.3
  - canal 154.2
- arm 172.6
- auditory canal (external) 172.2
- auricle (ear) 172.2
- auricular canal (external) 172.2
- axilla 172.5
- axillary fold 172.5
- back 172.5
- balloon cell (M8722/3) - see Melanoma, by site
- benign (M8720/0) - see Neoplasm, skin, benign
- breast (female) (male) 172.5
- brow 172.3
- buttock 172.5
- canthus (eye) 172.1
- cheek (external) 172.3
- chest wall 172.5
- chin 172.3
- choroid 190.6
- conjunctiva 190.3
- ear (external) 172.2
- epithelioid cell (M8771/3) - see also Melanoma, by site
  - and spindle cell, mixed (M8775/3) - see Melanoma, by site
- external meatus (ear) 172.2
- eye 190.9
- eyebrow 172.3
- eyelid (lower) (upper) 172.1
- face NEC 172.3
- female genital organ (external) NEC 184.4
- finger 172.6
- flank 172.5
- foot 172.7
- forearm 172.6
- forehead 172.3
- foreskin 187.1
- gluteal region 172.5
- groin 172.5
- hand 172.6
- heel 172.7
- helix 172.2
- hip 172.7
- 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
- iris 190.0
- jaw 172.3
- juvenile (M8770/0) - see Neoplasm, skin, benign
- knee 172.7
- labium
  - majus 184.1
  - minus 184.2
- lacrimal gland 190.2
- leg 172.7
- lip (lower) (upper) 172.0
- liver 197.7
- lower limb NEC 172.7
- male genital organ (external) NEC 187.9
- meatus, acoustic (external) 172.2
- meibomian gland 172.1
- 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
- nail 172.9
  - finger 172.6
  - toe 172.7
- neck 172.4
- nodular (M8721/3) - see Melanoma, by site
- nose, external 172.3
- orbit 190.1
- penis 187.4
- perianal skin 172.5
- perineum 172.5
- pinna 172.2
- popliteal (fossa) (space) 172.7
- prepuce 187.1
- pubes 172.5
- pudendum 184.4
- retina 190.5
- scalp 172.4
- scrotum 187.7
- septum nasal (skin) 172.3
- shoulder 172.6
- skin NEC 172.8
  - in situ 172.9
- spindle cell (M8772/3) - see also Melanoma, by site
  - type A (M8773/3) 190.0
  - type B (M8774/3) 190.0
- submammary fold 172.5
- superficial spreading (M8743/3) - see Melanoma, by site
- temple 172.3
- thigh 172.7
- toe 172.7
- trunk NEC 172.5
- umbilicus 172.5
- upper limb NEC 172.6
- vagina vault 184.0
- vulva 184.4

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