ICD-Code C71: Malignant neoplasm of brain
- C71.0 Malignant neoplasm: Cerebrum, except lobes and ventricles
- C71.1 Malignant neoplasm: Frontal lobe
- C71.2 Malignant neoplasm: Temporal lobe
- C71.3 Malignant neoplasm: Parietal lobe
- C71.4 Malignant neoplasm: Occipital lobe
- C71.5 Malignant neoplasm: Cerebral ventricle
- C71.6 Malignant neoplasm: Cerebellum
- C71.7 Malignant neoplasm: Brain stem
- C71.8 Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of brain
- C71.9 Malignant neoplasm: Brain, unspecified
Note
In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).
Source
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