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 2007 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 237.70
Neurofibromatosis unspecified On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 237.70 can be accessed here. - A group of disorders characterized by an autosomal dominant pattern of inheritance with high rates of spontaneous mutation and multiple neurofibromas or neurilemmomas. NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1 (generalized neurofibromatosis) accounts for approximately 95% of cases, although multiple additional subtypes (e.g., NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2, neurofibromatosis 3, etc.) have been described. (From Neurochirurgie 1998 Nov;44(4):267-72)
- 237.70 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 237.70 contains 3 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 237.* hierarchy
Index entries containing 237.70:- Neurofibroma (M9540/0) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, benign
- multiple (M9540/1)
 237.70
Neurofibromatosis (multiple) (M9540/1) 237.70- acoustic 237.72
- malignant (M9540/3) - see Neoplasm, connective tissue, malignant
- type 1 237.71
- type 2 237.72
- von Recklinghausen's 237.71
Neuroma (M9570/0) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, benign- multiple 237.70
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