C72 – Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
Coding Notes
Active
Non-billable / Non-specific, not valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
malignant neoplasm of meninges (C70.-)
malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (C47.-)
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| C00-D49 | Neoplasms (C00-D49) |
| C69-C72 | Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72) |
| C72 |
Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
Type 1 Excludes
malignant neoplasm of meninges (C70.-)
malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (C47.-)
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| C72.0 | Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord |
| C72.1 | Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina |
| C72.2 | Malignant neoplasm of olfactory nerve |
| C72.20 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified olfactory nerve |
| C72.21 | Malignant neoplasm of right olfactory nerve |
| C72.22 | Malignant neoplasm of left olfactory nerve |
| C72.3 | Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve |
| 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 |