C72
ICD-10Non-billable categoryMalig neoplm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and oth prt cnsl
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
C72 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- malignant neoplasm of meninges (C70.-)
- malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (C47.-)
More specific codes under C72
- C72.0Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord
- C72.1Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina
- C72.2Malignant neoplasm of olfactory nervecategory
- C72.3Malignant neoplasm of optic nervecategory
- C72.4Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nervecategory
- C72.5Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nervescategory
- C72.9Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified
Where this code sits
- Chapter
- 2. Neoplasms (C00-D49)
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.