Diagnosis Code

C72.0 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF SPINAL CORD


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C72.0

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord

The code C72.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)
    • Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72)
      • Malig neoplm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and oth prt cnsl (C72)
        • C72.0 Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Anaplastic astrocytoma of central nervous system
  • Anaplastic astrocytoma of central nervous system
  • Anaplastic astrocytoma of spinal cord
  • Astrocytoma of spinal cord
  • Carcinoma of spinal cord
  • Ependymoma of spinal cord
  • Glial tumor of spinal cord
  • Glioblastoma multiforme of spinal cord
  • Glioma of spinal cord
  • Gliosarcoma of central nervous system
  • Gliosarcoma of central nervous system
  • Gliosarcoma of spinal cord
  • Malignant glioma of spinal cord
  • Malignant tumor of spinal cord
  • Malignant tumor of spinal cord, extramedullary
  • Malignant tumor of spinal cord, intramedullary
  • Mixed glial tumor of spinal cord
  • Neoplasm of extradural space
  • Oligodendroglioma of spinal cord
  • Primary anaplastic astrocytoma of spinal cord
  • Primary astrocytoma of spinal cord
  • Primary extramedullary malignant tumor of spinal cord
  • Primary glioblastoma multiforme of spinal cord
  • Primary gliosarcoma of spinal cord
  • Primary malignant glioma of spinal cord
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of extradural spinal cord
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of intramedullary spinal cord
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of spinal cord
  • Primary oligodendroglioma of spinal cord

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C72.0 Right Arrow 192.2 Mal neo spinal cord

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
C72 Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
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


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