ICD-10 diagnosis code

C70 Malignant neoplasm of meninges

C70 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm of meninges. It is a three-character category divided into 3 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block C69–C72 (Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: II · C00–D48
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of C70

C70 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

C70Malign tumör i centrala nervsystemets hinnor

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC70Kræft i hjernehinde og rygmarvshinde

FinlandICD-10-FI

C70Keskushermostokalvojen syöpä

GermanyICD-10-GM

C70Bösartige Neubildung der Meningen

FranceICD-10-FR

C70Tumeur maligne des méninges

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C70maligne neoplasma van meningen

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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