Diagnosis Code

C71.6 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF CEREBELLUM


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C71.6

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum

The code C71.6 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)
        • C71.6 Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cerebellopontine angle tumor
  • Classic medulloblastoma
  • Glioblastoma multiforme of brain
  • Low grade glioma of cerebellum
  • Malignant glioma of cerebellum
  • Malignant neoplasm of cerebellopontine angle
  • Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum
  • Malignant neoplasm of pons
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Medulloblastoma of cerebellum
  • Primary classic medulloblastoma
  • Primary glioblastoma multiforme of brain
  • Primary glioblastoma multiforme of cerebellum
  • Primary malignant glioma of cerebellum
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of cerebellum
  • Primary medulloblastoma of cerebellum

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C71.6 Right Arrow 191.6 Mal neo cerebellum NOS

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
C71.5 Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle
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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