Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of other and unspecified parts of face (173.32)
ICD-9 code 173.32 for Squamous cell carcinoma of skin of other and unspecified parts of face is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF BONE, CONNECTIVE TISSUE, SKIN, AND BREAST (170-176).
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#3 is worded that I would interpret as add all the sizes, and use 1 code. The lesion excisions are not added together. They are coded individually.
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