ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C71.9
Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C71.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C71 — Malignant neoplasm of brain
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C71.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in C71
- C71Malignant neoplasm of brain
- C71.0Malignant neoplasm of cerebrum, except lobes and ventricles
- C71.1Malignant neoplasm of frontal lobe
- C71.2Malignant neoplasm of temporal lobe
- C71.3Malignant neoplasm of parietal lobe
- C71.4Malignant neoplasm of occipital lobe
- C71.5Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle
- C71.6Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum
- C71.7Malignant neoplasm of brain stem
- C71.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of brain
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