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C72.8 Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of brain and other parts of central nervous system

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C72.8 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of brain and other parts of central nervous system. 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

What C72.8 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Malignant neoplasm of brain and other parts of central nervous system whose point of origin cannot be classified to any one of the categories C70-C72.5

Coding notes

  • [See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]

C72.8 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

C72.8Malign tumör i hjärnan och andra delar av centrala nervsystemet med övergripande växt

NorwayICD-10-NO

C72.8Overlappende ondartet svulst i hjerne eller annen del av sentralnervesystem

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC728Kræft i centralnervesystemet overgribende flere lokalisationer

GermanyICD-10-GM

C72.8Gehirn und andere Teile des Zentralnervensystems, mehrere Teilbereiche überlappend

FranceICD-10-FR

C72.8Lésion à localisations contigües du système nerveux central

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C72.8neoplasma met overlappende lokalisatie van centraal zenuwstelsel

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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