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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

C72.9

Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where C72.9 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. C72 Parent Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system
  2. C72.9 This code Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Inclusion Terms

Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of central nervous system

Inclusion Terms

Malignant neoplasm of nervous system NOS

Excludes1

malignant neoplasm of meninges ( C70 .-)

Inherited from C72 — Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system

Excludes1

malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system ( C47 .-)

Inherited from C72 — Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system

Version History

How C72.9 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified

Related Codes

Other codes under C72

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

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