C72.3
ICD-10Non-billable categoryMalignant neoplasm of optic nerve
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve
C72.3 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.
ICD-10-CM FY2026 defines 3 codes beneath C72.3. See the ICD-10-CM index for what this site publishes.
Related codes in C72
- C72.0Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord
- C72.1Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina
- C72.2Malignant neoplasm of olfactory 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)
- Parent code
- C72
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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.