C70.9 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF MENINGES, UNSPECIFIED

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C70.9
Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of meninges, unspecified
Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of meninges, unspecified
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code C70.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Neoplasms (C00–D49)
- Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72)
  - Malignant neoplasm of meninges (C70)

Synonyms

Diffuse melanosis of meninges
Malignant melanoma of meninges
Malignant tumor of meninges
Metastatic malignant neoplasm of meninges
Primary malignant meningioma
Primary malignant neoplasm of meninges
Primary melanocytic lesion of meninges

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
C70.9		192.1	Mal neo cerebral mening

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code	ICD-10 Description
C70	Malignant neoplasm of meninges
C70.0	Malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges
C70.1	Malignant neoplasm of spinal meninges

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2024

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