C72.5

The ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerves is C72.5. The full clinical description is "Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerves". C72.5 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code C72.5 represents “Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerves”. It is classified under Chapter 2: Neoplasms and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, C72.5 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 2 child codes under C72.5.

C72.5 is in Chapter 2: Neoplasms (codes C00-D49).

C72.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: malignant neoplasm of meninges (C70.-); malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (C47.-).

C72.5 has 2 child codes, including: C72.50 (Malignant neoplasm of unspecified cranial nerve), C72.59 (Malignant neoplasm of other cranial nerves).

C72.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0348373. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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C72.5 maps to the ICD-11 code: 2A02.Z (Primary neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves, paraspinal nerves or remaining parts of central nervous system, unspecified).