Diagnosis Code: C72.9

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified

The code C72.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Neoplasms (C00–D49)
  • Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72)
    • Malig neoplm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and oth prt cnsl (C72)
      • C72.9 Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Anaplastic astrocytoma of central nervous system
• Anaplastic ependymoma of central nervous system
• Anaplastic ganglioglioma
• Anaplastic ganglioglioma of central nervous system
• Anaplastic oligoastrocytoma of central nervous system
• Anaplastic oligodendroglioma of central nervous system
• Angiocentric glioma of central nervous system
• Astroblastoma of central nervous system
• Choriocarcinoma
• Ependymoblastoma
• Ependymoma of central nervous system
• Fibrillary astrocytoma of central nervous system
• Ganglioneuroblastoma
• Ganglioneuroblastoma
• Ganglioneuroblastoma of central nervous system
• Gemistocytic astrocytoma of central nervous system
• Germinoma of central nervous system
• Giant cell glioblastoma of central nervous system
• Glioblastoma multiforme of central nervous system
• Glioma
• Glioma of central nervous system
• Gliosarcoma of central nervous system
• Malignant glioma of central nervous system
• Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system
• Malignant neoplasm of nervous system
• Medulloepithelioma
• Medulloepithelioma of central nervous system
• Melanoma and neural system tumor syndrome
• Mixed germ cell neoplasm of central nervous system
• Mixed germ cell tumor
• Mixed germ cell tumor
• Mixed glioma
• Mixed glioma
• Neuroblastoma of central nervous system
• Nongerminomatous germ cell tumor of central nervous system
• Overlapping malignant neoplasm of brain and other parts of the central nervous system
• Pilomyxoid astrocytoma
• Primary anaplastic ganglioglioma of central nervous system
• Primary anaplastic oligoastrocytoma of central nervous system
• Primary choriocarcinoma of central nervous system
• Primary ganglioneuroblastoma of central nervous system
• Primary glioblastoma multiforme of central nervous system
• Primary malignant astrocytoma of central nervous system
• Primary malignant atypical teratoid rhabdoid neoplasm of central nervous system
• Primary malignant glioma of central nervous system
• Primary malignant melanoma of central nervous system
• Primary malignant neoplasm of central nervous system
• Primary malignant neoplasm of nervous system
• Primary mixed germ cell neoplasm of central nervous system
• Primary mixed glioma
• Primary neuroblastoma of central nervous system
• Primary primitive neuroectodermal neoplasm of central nervous system
• Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor
• Yolk sac tumor
• Yolk sac tumor of central nervous system

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code C72.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of central nervous system
  • Malignant neoplasm of nervous system NOS

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