Diagnosis Code

C71.9 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF BRAIN, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C71.9

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified

The code C71.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)
    • Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72)
      • Malignant neoplasm of brain (C71)
        • C71.9 Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Anaplastic astrocytoma of brain
  • Anaplastic astrocytoma of central nervous system
  • Anaplastic astrocytoma of central nervous system
  • Anaplastic glioma of brain
  • Astroblastoma of brain
  • Astroblastoma of central nervous system
  • Astroblastoma of central nervous system
  • Astrocytoma of brain
  • Carcinoma of brain
  • Dementia due to primary malignant neoplasm of brain
  • Desmoplastic nodular medulloblastoma of brain
  • Diffuse astrocytoma of brain
  • Embryonal carcinoma
  • Ependymoblastoma
  • Ependymoma
  • Ependymoma of brain
  • Fibrillary astrocytoma of brain
  • Fibrillary astrocytoma of central nervous system
  • Fibrillary astrocytoma of central nervous system
  • Ganglioneuroblastoma
  • Ganglioneuroblastoma of central nervous system
  • Gemistocytic astrocytoma of brain
  • Gemistocytic astrocytoma of central nervous system
  • Gemistocytic astrocytoma of central nervous system
  • Germ cell tumor of the brain
  • Germ cell tumor of the brain
  • Giant cell glioblastoma of brain
  • Giant cell glioblastoma of central nervous system
  • Giant cell glioblastoma of central nervous system
  • Glial tumor of brain
  • Glioblastoma multiforme
  • Glioblastoma multiforme of brain
  • Gliosarcoma of brain
  • Gliosarcoma of central nervous system
  • Gliosarcoma of central nervous system
  • Grade 4 malignant glioma of brain
  • High grade astrocytoma of brain
  • Large cell medulloblastoma of brain
  • Low grade astrocytoma of brain
  • Low grade glioma of brain
  • Low grade malignant glioma of brain
  • Malignant glioma of brain
  • Malignant neoplasm of axial suprasellar region of brain
  • Malignant neoplasm of brain
  • Malignant teratoma
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Medulloblastoma
  • Mixed glial tumor of brain
  • Mixed glioma
  • Mixed oligoastrocytoma
  • Neuroblastoma of brain
  • Neuroblastoma of central nervous system
  • Neuroblastoma of central nervous system
  • Oligodendroglioma
  • Oligodendroglioma of brain
  • Pilomyxoid astrocytoma
  • Pilomyxoid astrocytoma
  • Pilomyxoid astrocytoma of brain
  • Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma
  • Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma of brain
  • Primary anaplastic astrocytoma of brain
  • Primary anaplastic glioma of brain
  • Primary anaplastic large cell medulloblastoma of brain
  • Primary astroblastoma of brain
  • Primary embryonal carcinoma of brain
  • Primary fibrillary astrocytoma of brain
  • Primary ganglioneuroblastoma of brain
  • Primary ganglioneuroblastoma of central nervous system
  • Primary gemistocytic astrocytoma of brain
  • Primary giant cell glioblastoma of brain
  • Primary glioblastoma multiforme of brain
  • Primary gliosarcoma of brain
  • Primary malignant astrocytoma of brain
  • Primary malignant atypical teratoid rhabdoid neoplasm of brain
  • Primary malignant atypical teratoid rhabdoid neoplasm of central nervous system
  • Primary malignant glioma of brain
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of brain
  • Primary mixed glioma
  • Primary neuroblastoma of brain
  • Primary neuroblastoma of central nervous system
  • Primary oligodendroglioma of brain
  • Primary pilomyxoid astrocytoma of brain
  • Primary pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma of brain
  • Primary primitive neuroectodermal tumor
  • Primary teratoma of brain
  • Primitive neuroectodermal tumor
  • Protoplasmic astrocytoma of brain
  • RELA fusion-positive supratentorial ependymoma
  • Suprasellar germ cell tumor
  • Tumor of pituitary and suprasellar region

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C71.9 Right Arrow 191.9 Malig neo brain 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
C71.6 Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum
C71.7 Malignant neoplasm of brain stem
C71.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of brain


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