Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

Hint: Anatomical location is your key to the right code.

Ostensibly simple, brain tumor options in ICD-10-CM may lead to loss unless you know how to narrow down to the right code. Take this quiz to test your understanding of reporting brain tumors with ICD-10-CM codes.

Question 1: How do you report malignant neoplasm of the parietal lobe in ICD-10-CM?

a) C71.1
b) C71.2
c) C71.3
d) C71.4

Question 2: Which of the following is the correct ICD-10-CM code for tumor in the cerebellum?

a) C71.7
b) C71.6
c) C71.4
d) C71.3

Question 3: Which of the following ICD-10-CM codes is the best choice when your physician does not mention the site of the brain tumor?

a) C71.9
b) C71.7
c) C71.5
d) C71.3

Question 4: Which of the following is the best choice when your physician documents a brain tumor overlapping two anatomical regions in the brain?

a) C71.9
b) C71.8
c) C71.7
d) C71.6

Question 5: For a tumor in which of the following ventricles does ICD-10-CM offer an option of reporting as brainstem tumor?

a) Ventricle 1
b) Ventricle 2
c) Ventricle 3
d) Ventricle 4