ICD-10-CM Code C72.3
Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
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 C72.3 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of C72.3 that describes the diagnosis 'malignant neoplasm of optic nerve' in more detail.
- C72.3 Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code C723 is used to code Optic nerve glioma
Optic nerve glioma (or optic glioma), a form of glioma which affects the optic nerve, is often one of the central nervous system manifestations of Neurofibromatosis 1.
| Specialty: | Oncology |
Magnetic resonance image of a large retrobulbar optic nerve tumor causing massive proptosis.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Primary malignant neoplasm of optic nerve (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'C72.3 - Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C72.3. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.
Parent Code: C72 - Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system