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173.70 - Unspecified Malignant Neoplasm Of Skin Of Lower Limb, Including Hip


The ICD 9 Code for Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip is listed as 173.70.
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: 173.70
Long Description: Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip
Short Description: Mal neo skn low limb 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: C44.701 - Unspecified malignant neoplasm of skin of unspecified lower limb, including hip (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 173.70:
173.71 - Basal cell carcinoma of skin of lower limb, including hip
173.72 - Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of lower limb, including hip
173.79 - Other specified malignant neoplasm of skin of lower limb, including hip