C72Malig neoplm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and oth prt cnsl
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- malignant neoplasm of meninges (C70.-)
- malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (C47.-)
Subcategories (7)
- C72.0 Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord
- C72.1 Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina
- C72.2 Malignant neoplasm of olfactory nerve
- C72.3 Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve
- C72.4 Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nerve
- C72.5 Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerves
- C72.9 Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified