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Category · FY2027

C72 Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system

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C72 is not billable. The category heads 14 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 7 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Neurilemmomamalignantacoustic (nerve) → C72.4-

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 2 Neoplasms (C00-D49)
  2. C69-C72 Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72)
  3. C72 Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
Billable codes
14
Subdivisions
7
CC / MCC codes
14 / 0
HCC V28 codes
14
New FY2027
0
Index entries
1

Codes in C72

  1. C72.0
    Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord
    BillableCC20
  2. C72.1
    Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina
    BillableCC20
  3. C72.2
    Malignant neoplasm of olfactory nerve
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    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of olfactory bulb
  4. C72.20
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified olfactory nerve
    BillableCC20
  5. C72.21
    Malignant neoplasm of right olfactory nerve
    BillableCC20
  6. C72.22
    Malignant neoplasm of left olfactory nerve
    BillableCC20
  7. C72.3
    Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve
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  8. C72.30
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified optic nerve
    BillableCC20
  9. C72.31
    Malignant neoplasm of right optic nerve
    BillableCC20
  10. C72.32
    Malignant neoplasm of left optic nerve
    BillableCC20
  11. C72.4
    Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nerve
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  12. C72.40
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified acoustic nerve
    BillableCC20
  13. C72.41
    Malignant neoplasm of right acoustic nerve
    BillableCC20
  14. C72.42
    Malignant neoplasm of left acoustic nerve
    BillableCC20
  15. C72.5
    Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerves
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  16. C72.50
    Malignant neoplasm of unspecified cranial nerve
    BillableCC20
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of cranial nerve NOS
  17. C72.59
    Malignant neoplasm of other cranial nerves
    BillableCC20
  18. C72.9
    Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified
    BillableCC20
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of central nervous system
    • Malignant neoplasm of nervous system NOS

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At C72

Excludes1

  • malignant neoplasm of meninges (C70.-) C70
  • malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (C47.-) C47

Notes that also apply

Chapter 2 instructions (Notes 8): printed on the chapter 2 page.

Index entries

  • Neurilemmomamalignantacoustic (nerve) → C72.4-

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

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