ICD-10-CM:
C71.5 Says 'Cerebral Ventricle,' But Watch the Fourth Ventricle Neoplasm Exception
Published on Thu Mar 14, 2013
ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM take different approaches to this diagnosis. 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 [...]