173.20 - Unspecified Malignant Neoplasm Of Skin Of Ear And External Auditory Canal
The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auditory canal is listed as 173.20.
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: | 173.20 |
| Long Description: | Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auditory canal |
| Short Description: | Malig neo skin ear NOS |
| Chapter: | Neoplasms |
| Block: | Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, And Breast (170-176) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | C44.201 - Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified ear and external auricular canal (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 173.20: | |
| 173.21 - Basal cell carcinoma of skin of ear and external auditory canal | |
| 173.22 - Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of ear and external auditory canal | |
| 173.29 - Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of ear and external auditory canal | |