C72
Non-Billable
ChapterC00–D49
Rankcategory
Description
Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
About ICD-10-CM code C72
C72 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system. It sits in C00-D49 Neoplasms, within Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72). C72 is not billable on its own, coders must choose one of its more specific child codes instead.
Use a more specific code (3 billable, 4 non-billable)
C72.0Malignant neoplasm of spinal cordC72.1Malignant neoplasm of cauda equinaC72.2Malignant neoplasm of olfactory nervehas subcodesC72.3Malignant neoplasm of optic nervehas subcodesC72.4Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nervehas subcodesC72.5Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerveshas subcodesC72.9Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
- •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
- •Chapter 2: Neoplasms (C00-D49).
Clinical Hierarchy
BillableHas subcodes
MS-DRG Classification
No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.
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