Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system
71 codes in this section
About Section C69-C72
Section C69-C72 (C69-C72) covers malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system. It sits within the Neoplasms chapter (C00-D49). This section contains 71 ICD-10-CM codes, 54 billable diagnoses you can submit on a claim, and 17 non-billable header codes used to organize the hierarchy.
Codes are organized below by 3-character root. Click the root to see all subcodes underneath it, or click any individual code for full coverage data, payer policies, and linked CPT procedures.
Codes in C69-C72
Grouped by 3-character root code. Click any code for full detail.
| C69.0 | Malignant neoplasm of conjunctiva | Header |
| C69.00 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified conjunctiva | Billable |
| C69.01 | Malignant neoplasm of right conjunctiva | Billable |
| C69.02 | Malignant neoplasm of left conjunctiva | Billable |
| C69.1 | Malignant neoplasm of cornea | Header |
| C69.10 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified cornea | Billable |
| C69.11 | Malignant neoplasm of right cornea | Billable |
| C69.12 | Malignant neoplasm of left cornea | Billable |
| C69.2 | Malignant neoplasm of retina | Header |
| C69.20 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified retina | Billable |
| C69.21 | Malignant neoplasm of right retina | Billable |
| C69.22 | Malignant neoplasm of left retina | Billable |
| C69.3 | Malignant neoplasm of choroid | Header |
| C69.30 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified choroid | Billable |
| C69.31 | Malignant neoplasm of right choroid | Billable |
| C69.32 | Malignant neoplasm of left choroid | Billable |
| C69.4 | Malignant neoplasm of ciliary body | Header |
| C69.40 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified ciliary body | Billable |
| C69.41 | Malignant neoplasm of right ciliary body | Billable |
| C69.42 | Malignant neoplasm of left ciliary body | Billable |
| C69.5 | Malignant neoplasm of lacrimal gland and duct | Header |
| C69.50 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified lacrimal gland and duct | Billable |
| C69.51 | Malignant neoplasm of right lacrimal gland and duct | Billable |
| C69.52 | Malignant neoplasm of left lacrimal gland and duct | Billable |
| C69.6 | Malignant neoplasm of orbit | Header |
| C69.60 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified orbit | Billable |
| C69.61 | Malignant neoplasm of right orbit | Billable |
| C69.62 | Malignant neoplasm of left orbit | Billable |
| C69.8 | Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of eye and adnexa | Header |
| C69.80 | Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of unspecified eye and adnexa | Billable |
| C69.81 | Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of right eye and adnexa | Billable |
| C69.82 | Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of left eye and adnexa | Billable |
| C69.9 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of eye | Header |
| C69.90 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of unspecified eye | Billable |
| C69.91 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of right eye | Billable |
| C69.92 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified site of left eye | Billable |
| C70.0 | Malignant neoplasm of cerebral meninges | Billable |
| C70.1 | Malignant neoplasm of spinal meninges | Billable |
| C70.9 | Malignant neoplasm of meninges, unspecified | Billable |
| C71.0 | Malignant neoplasm of cerebrum, except lobes and ventricles | Billable |
| C71.1 | Malignant neoplasm of frontal lobe | Billable |
| C71.2 | Malignant neoplasm of temporal lobe | Billable |
| C71.3 | Malignant neoplasm of parietal lobe | Billable |
| C71.4 | Malignant neoplasm of occipital lobe | Billable |
| C71.5 | Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle | Billable |
| C71.6 | Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum | Billable |
| C71.7 | Malignant neoplasm of brain stem | Billable |
| C71.8 | Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of brain | Billable |
| C71.9 | Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified | Billable |
| C72.0 | Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord | Billable |
| C72.1 | Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina | Billable |
| C72.2 | Malignant neoplasm of olfactory nerve | Header |
| C72.20 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified olfactory nerve | Billable |
| C72.21 | Malignant neoplasm of right olfactory nerve | Billable |
| C72.22 | Malignant neoplasm of left olfactory nerve | Billable |
| C72.3 | Malignant neoplasm of optic nerve | Header |
| C72.30 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified optic nerve | Billable |
| C72.31 | Malignant neoplasm of right optic nerve | Billable |
| C72.32 | Malignant neoplasm of left optic nerve | Billable |
| C72.4 | Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nerve | Header |
| C72.40 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified acoustic nerve | Billable |
| C72.41 | Malignant neoplasm of right acoustic nerve | Billable |
| C72.42 | Malignant neoplasm of left acoustic nerve | Billable |
| C72.5 | Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nerves | Header |
| C72.50 | Malignant neoplasm of unspecified cranial nerve | Billable |
| C72.59 | Malignant neoplasm of other cranial nerves | Billable |
| C72.9 | Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified | Billable |
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