C72.59 — Malignant neoplasm of other cranial nerves
C72.59 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of other cranial nerves. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
C72.59 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 20 Lung and Other Severe Cancers1.136 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
C72.59 is named in 69 Medicare coverage policies — 69 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
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- A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
- A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
Code history
C72.59 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share C72.5. If C72.59 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about C72.59
- Is C72.59 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. C72.59 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does C72.59 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72).