C72
Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
Non-billableCategory
Coding Guidelines
Excludes1 (Mutually Exclusive)
These codes should never be used together with C72
- malignant neoplasm of meninges (C70.-)
- malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (C47.-)
Specific Codes (7)
C72.0Billable
Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord
C72.1Billable
Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina
C72.2Category
Malignant neoplasm of olfactory nerve
C72.3Category
Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve
C72.4Category
Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nerve
C72.5Category
Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerves
C72.9Billable
Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified
