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ICD-10-CM Codes
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C00-D49
Neoplasms
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C69-C72
Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system
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C72-
Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C72.9
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C72.9
Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
- C72.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM C72.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C72.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 C72.9 may differ.
Applicable To- Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of central nervous system
- Malignant neoplasm of nervous system NOS
The following code(s) above
C72.9 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
C72.9:
- Anaplastic astrocytoma of central nervous system
- Cancer centrl nervous syst glioblastoma multiforme
- Cancer cns anaplastic astrocytoma
- Cancer nervous system contiguous or overlap sites
- Cancer of the central nervous system
- Cancer of the cns (central nervous system) glioma
- Cancer, central nervous system astrocytoma
- Cancer, central nervous system ependymoma
- Cancer, central nervous system oligodendroglioma
- Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor
- Cns primitive neuroectodermal tumor
- Ependymoma of central nervous system
- Gliobastoma multiforme of central nervous system
- Malignant glioma of central nervous system
- Oligodendroglioma of central nervous system
- Overlapping malignant neoplasm of brain and other parts of the central nervous system
- Primary malignant astrocytoma of central nervous system
- Primary malignant neoplasm of central nervous system
Clinical Information
- A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the brain or spinal cord. Representative examples include anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, anaplastic (malignant) meningioma, lymphoma, and metastatic carcinoma from another anatomic site.
- A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the nervous system.
ICD-10-CM C72.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):
- 054 Nervous system neoplasms with mcc
- 055 Nervous system neoplasms without mcc
Convert C72.9 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To C72.9
C72.30 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified optic nerve
C72.31 Malignant neoplasm of right optic nerve
C72.32 Malignant neoplasm of left optic nerve
C72.4 Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nerve
C72.40 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified acoustic nerve
C72.41 Malignant neoplasm of right acoustic nerve
C72.42 Malignant neoplasm of left acoustic nerve
C72.5 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerves
C72.50 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified cranial nerve
C72.59 Malignant neoplasm of other cranial nerves
C72.9
Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified
C73 Malignant neoplasm of thyroid gland
C74 Malignant neoplasm of adrenal gland
C74.0 Malignant neoplasm of cortex of adrenal gland
C74.00 Malignant neoplasm of cortex of unspecified adrenal gland
C74.01 Malignant neoplasm of cortex of right adrenal gland
C74.02 Malignant neoplasm of cortex of left adrenal gland
C74.1 Malignant neoplasm of medulla of adrenal gland
C74.10 Malignant neoplasm of medulla of unspecified adrenal gland
C74.11 Malignant neoplasm of medulla of right adrenal gland
C74.12 Malignant neoplasm of medulla of left adrenal gland
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
