ICD-10-CM Code C70
Malignant neoplasm of meninges
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code C70 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of C70 that describes the diagnosis 'malignant neoplasm of meninges' in more detail.
- C70 Malignant neoplasm of meninges NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code C70 is used to code Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor
Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumor (AT/RT) is a rare tumor usually diagnosed in childhood. Although usually a brain tumor, AT/RT can occur anywhere in the central nervous system (CNS) including the spinal cord. About 60% will be in the posterior cranial fossa (particularly the cerebellum). One review estimated 52% posterior fossa, 39% sPNET (supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumors), 5% pineal, 2% spinal, and 2% multi-focal.
| Specialty: | Oncology |
| MeSH Codes: | D016543, D016543 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 191, 192 |
MRI of an AT/RT
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'C70 - Malignant neoplasm of meninges'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C70. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.