C72.9

Applicable To

• Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of central nervous system

• Malignant neoplasm of nervous system NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Anaplastic astrocytoma of central nervous system

• Cancer centrl nervous syst glioblastoma multiforme

• Cancer cns anaplastic astrocytoma

• Cancer nervous system contiguous or overlap sites

• Cancer of the central nervous system

• Cancer of the cns central nervous system) glioma

• Cancer, central nervous system astrocytoma

• Cancer, central nervous system ependymoma

• Cancer, central nervous system oligodendroglioma

• Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor

• Cns primitive neuroectodermal tumor

• Ependymoma of central nervous system

• Gliobastoma multiforme of central nervous system

• Malignant glioma of central nervous system

• Oligodendroglioma of central nervous system

• Overlapping malignant neoplasm of brain and other parts of the central nervous system

• Primary malignant astrocytoma of central nervous system

• Primary malignant neoplasm of central nervous system

Clinical Information

• A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the brain or spinal cord. Representative examples include anaplastic astrocytoma, glioblastoma, anaplastic malignant) meningioma, lymphoma, and metastatic carcinoma from another anatomic site.

• A primary or metastatic malignant neoplasm involving the nervous system.

Details

• C72.9 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 C72.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C72.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 C72.9 may differ.