C71.9

Approximate Synonyms

• Anaplastic astrocytoma of brain

• Anaplastic glioma of brain

• Astrocytoma of brain

• Astrocytoma of brain, grade 2

• Astrocytoma of brain, high grade

• Astrocytoma of brain, low grade

• Brain cancer, high grade astrocytoma

• Brain cancer, low grade astrocytoma

• Cancer brain anaplastic astrocytom malig gliom gr3

• Cancer of the brain

• Cancer of the brain metastatic to spinal cord

• Cancer of the brain, anaplastic glioma

• Cancer of the brain, astrocytoma

• Cancer of the brain, astrocytoma, grade 2

• Cancer of the brain, ependymoma

• Cancer of the brain, glioblastoma

• Cancer of the brain, glioblastoma multiforme

• Cancer of the brain, malignant glioma

• Cancer of the brain, malignant glioma grade 4

• Cancer of the brain, malignant glioma low grade

• Cancer of the brain, oligodendroglioma

• Ependymoma of brain

• Glioblastoma multiforme of brain

• Malignant glioma of brain

• Malignant glioma of brain, grade 4

• Malignant glioma of brain, low grade

• Neoplasm, primitive neuroectodermal pnet)

• Oligodendroglioma of brain

• Primary malignant neoplasm of brain

• Primitive neuroectodermal tumor

• Secondary malignant neoplasm of spinal cord from neoplasm of brain

Clinical Information

• A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm affecting the brain.

• Cancer of the brain is usually called a brain tumor. There are two main types. A primary brain tumor starts in the brain. A metastatic brain tumor starts somewhere else in the body and moves to the brain. Brain tumors can be benign, with no cancer cells, or malignant, with cancer cells that grow quickly.brain tumors can cause many symptoms. Some of the most common are

Details

• C71.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM C71.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C71.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 C71.9 may differ.