C72.3
Header — not billableMalignant neoplasm of optic nerve
The ICD-10 code for malignant neoplasm of optic nerve is C72.3.
C72.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C72.0Malignant neoplasm of spinal cord
- C72.1Malignant neoplasm of cauda equina
- C72.2Malignant neoplasm of olfactory nervenon-billable header
- C72.4Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nervenon-billable header
- C72.5Malignant neoplasm of other and unspecified cranial nervesnon-billable header
- C72.9Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified
- C72.3Malignant neoplasm of optic nervenon-billable header