C72.4 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Acoustic nerve. It is a four-character subcategory of C72 (Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord, cranial nerves and other parts of central nervous system), the most specific level in the WHO edition. 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
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
C72.4 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
C72.4Ondartet svulst i nervus vestibulocochlearis
DC724Kræft i hørenerve
C72.4N. vestibulocochlearis [VIII. Hirnnerv]
C72.4Nerf auditif
C72.4nervus acusticus
Listed through more specific codes:
- C72.40Malignant neoplasm of unspecified acoustic nerve
- C72.41Malignant neoplasm of right acoustic nerve
- C72.42Malignant neoplasm of left acoustic nerve
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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