2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 237.9
Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other and unspecified parts of nervous system
- 2014
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- Short description: Unc beh neo nerv sys NEC.
- ICD-9-CM 237.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 237.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
- You are viewing the 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 237.9.
- More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 237.9: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
237.9 converts approximately to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D43.3 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of cranial nerves
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D43.8 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of other specified parts of central nervous system
Or:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM D43.9 Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of central nervous system, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
- Meningioma of optic nerve sheath
- Neoplasm of uncert behavior of cranial nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of abducens nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of accessory nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of acoustic nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of central nervous system
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of cranial nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of endocrine glands and nervous system
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of facial nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of glossopharyngeal nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of hypoglossal nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of nervous system
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of oculomotor nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of olfactory nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of optic nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of trigeminal nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of trochlear nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of vagus nerve
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, CNS
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, cranial nerves
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior, optic nerve
- Neoplasm uncertain behavior CNS
- Optic nerve glioma
- Optic nerve glioma of orbit
237.9 Excludes
- peripheral, sympathetic, and parasympathetic nerves and ganglia (238.1
)
