Diagnosis Code

C72.31 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF RIGHT OPTIC NERVE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C72.31

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of right optic nerve

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of right optic nerve

The code C72.31 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)
        • C72.31 Malignant neoplasm of right optic nerve

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Malignant tumor of optic nerve
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of optic nerve
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of right optic nerve

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C72.31 Right Arrow 192.0 Mal neo cranial nerves

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
C72.0 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
C72.32 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


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023