172.3 - Malignant Melanoma Of Skin Of Other And Unspecified Parts Of Face
The ICD 9 Code for Malignant melanoma of skin of other and unspecified parts of face is listed as 172.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 172.3 |
| Long Description: | Malignant melanoma of skin of other and unspecified parts of face |
| Short Description: | Mal melanom face NEC/NOS |
| Chapter: | Neoplasms |
| Block: | Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, And Breast (170-176) |
| Related Descriptions: |
Malignant melanoma of chin
Malignant melanoma of forehead Malignant melanoma of skin of cheek Malignant melanoma of skin of chin Malignant melanoma of skin of eyebrow Malignant melanoma of skin of face Malignant melanoma of skin of forehead Malignant melanoma of skin of nose Malignant melanoma of skin of temporal region Malignant melanoma of temple Melanoma in situ of face |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | C43.30 - Malignant melanoma of unspecified part of face (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | C43.31 - Malignant melanoma of nose (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | C43.39 - Malignant melanoma of other parts of face (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | D03.30 - Melanoma in situ of unspecified part of face (approximate) |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | D03.39 - Melanoma in situ of other parts of face (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 172.3: | |
| 172.0 - Malignant melanoma of skin of lip | |
| 172.1 - Malignant melanoma of skin of eyelid, including canthus | |
| 172.2 - Malignant melanoma of skin of ear and external auditory canal | |
| 172.4 - Malignant melanoma of skin of scalp and neck | |
| 172.5 - Malignant melanoma of skin of trunk, except scrotum | |
| 172.6 - Malignant melanoma of skin of upper limb, including shoulder | |
| 172.7 - Malignant melanoma of skin of lower limb, including hip | |
| 172.8 - Malignant melanoma of other specified sites of skin | |
| 172.9 - Melanoma of skin, site unspecified | |