Oncology:
C71.5 Says 'Cerebral Ventricle,' But Watch the Fourth Ventricle Neoplasm Exception
Published on Thu May 09, 2013
At first glance, brain cancer codes appear to have a direct crossover from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM. Take a closer look at the “includes” and “excludes” lists, though, and you’ll see some important differences.
The code ranges are in the table below:
ICD-9-CM coding rules: ICD-9-CM groups malignant neoplasms of the brain under 191.x. The [...]