Diagnosis Code

C71.5 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF CEREBRAL VENTRICLE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C71.5

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle

The code C71.5 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 brain (C71)
        • C71.5 Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Choroid plexus carcinoma
  • Increased cerebrospinal fluid production
  • Increased cerebrospinal fluid production due to choroid plexus carcinoma
  • Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricles
  • Malignant neoplasm of floor of cerebral ventricle
  • Malignant tumor of choroid plexus
  • Primary astrocytoma of cerebral ventricle
  • Primary ependymoma of brain ventricle
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle
  • Tumor of choroid plexus
  • Tumor of choroid plexus

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code C71.5 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • malignant neoplasm of fourth cerebral ventricle (@C71.7*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C71.5 Right Arrow 191.5 Mal neo cereb ventricle

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
C71 Malignant neoplasm of brain
C71.0 Malignant neoplasm of cerebrum, except lobes and ventricles
C71.1 Malignant neoplasm of frontal lobe
C71.2 Malignant neoplasm of temporal lobe
C71.3 Malignant neoplasm of parietal lobe
C71.4 Malignant neoplasm of occipital lobe
C71.6 Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum
C71.7 Malignant neoplasm of brain stem
C71.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of brain
C71.9 Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified


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