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173.42 - Squamous Cell Carcinoma Of Scalp And Skin Of Neck


The ICD 9 Code for Squamous cell carcinoma of scalp and skin of neck is listed as 173.42.
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: 173.42
Long Description: Squamous cell carcinoma of scalp and skin of neck
Short Description: Sqam cell ca sclp/skn nk
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: C44.42 - Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of scalp and neck
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 173.42:
173.40 - Unspecified malignant neoplasm of scalp and skin of neck
173.41 - Basal cell carcinoma of scalp and skin of neck
173.49 - Other specified malignant neoplasm of scalp and skin of neck