C72.59 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF OTHER CRANIAL NERVES

Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C72.59
Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of other cranial nerves
Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of other cranial nerves
Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code C72.59 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 spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system (C72)

Synonyms

Malignant vagal paraganglioma
Neoplasm of abducens nerve
Neoplasm of accessory nerve
Neoplasm of facial nerve
Neoplasm of glossopharyngeal nerve
Neoplasm of hypoglossal nerve
Neoplasm of oculomotor nerve
Neoplasm of trigeminal nerve
Neoplasm of trochlear nerve
Neoplasm of vagus nerve
Primary malignant neoplasm of abducens nerve
Primary malignant neoplasm of accessory nerve
Primary malignant neoplasm of facial nerve
Primary malignant neoplasm of glossopharyngeal nerve
Primary malignant neoplasm of hypoglossal nerve
Primary malignant neoplasm of oculomotor nerve
Primary malignant neoplasm of trigeminal nerve
Primary malignant neoplasm of trochlear nerve
Primary malignant neoplasm of vagus nerve

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code		ICD-9 Code	ICD-9 Description
C72.59		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
C72.31	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
C72.9	Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified

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