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173.40 - Unspecified Malignant Neoplasm Of Scalp And Skin Of Neck


The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified malignant neoplasm of scalp and skin of neck is listed as 173.40.
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: 173.40
Long Description: Unspecified malignant neoplasm of scalp and skin of neck
Short Description: Mal neo sclp/skn nck 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: C44.40 - Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of scalp and neck
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 173.40:
173.41 - Basal cell carcinoma of scalp and skin of neck
173.42 - Squamous cell carcinoma of scalp and skin of neck
173.49 - Other specified malignant neoplasm of scalp and skin of neck