ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C72.41
Malignant neoplasm of right acoustic nerve
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C72.41
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C72 — Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C72.41 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of right acoustic nerve. 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 C72
- C72Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
- C72.0Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord
- C72.1Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina
- C72.2Malignant neoplasm of olfactory nerve
- C72.20Malignant neoplasm of unspecified olfactory nerve
- C72.21Malignant neoplasm of right olfactory nerve
- C72.22Malignant neoplasm of left olfactory nerve
- C72.3Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve
- C72.30Malignant neoplasm of unspecified optic nerve
- C72.31Malignant neoplasm of right optic nerve
- C72.32Malignant neoplasm of left optic nerve
- C72.4Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nerve
- C72.40Malignant neoplasm of unspecified acoustic nerve
- C72.42Malignant neoplasm of left acoustic nerve
- C72.5Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerves
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