C71 Malignant neoplasm of brain

Category / Non-billable header 10 subcodes

Block: Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72)

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • malignant neoplasm of cranial nerves (C72.2-C72.5)
  • retrobulbar malignant neoplasm (C69.6-)

Subcodes

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Code Description Billable
C71..0 Malignant neoplasm of cerebrum, except lobes and ventricles Yes
C71..1 Malignant neoplasm of frontal lobe Yes
C71..2 Malignant neoplasm of temporal lobe Yes
C71..3 Malignant neoplasm of parietal lobe Yes
C71..4 Malignant neoplasm of occipital lobe Yes
C71..5 Malignant neoplasm of cerebral ventricle Yes
C71..6 Malignant neoplasm of cerebellum Yes
C71..7 Malignant neoplasm of brain stem Yes
C71..8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of brain Yes
C71..9 Malignant neoplasm of brain, unspecified Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026