Wiki Dx code Basal Cell/Squamous Cell Carcinoma

[Tonyj]

Could I use (173.5 Skin of trunk, except scrotum) for both diagnoses.
BCC and SCC

A. Skin, right mid chest:
-BASAL CELL CARCINOMA, NODULAR TYPE, EXTENDING TO TISSUE EDGES.

B. Skin, left chest:
-SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA IN-SITU, INTRAEPIDERMAL EPITHELIOMA
PATTERN EXTENDING TO TISSUE EDGES.

 

[lindacoder]

for lesion A I would use the 173.5. Lesion B says carcinoma in situ - I would use 232.5.

 

[Tonyj]

Excellent. Thank You!!!