Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 192.9
Malignant neoplasm of nervous system, part unspecified
  • Short description: Mal neo nervous syst NOS.
  • ICD-9-CM 192.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 192.9 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 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 192.9.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 192.9: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 192.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C72.9 Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Anaplastic astrocytoma of central nervous system
  • Anaplastic astrocytoma, CNS
  • Astrocytoma, CNS
  • Cancer centrl nervous syst glioblastoma multiforme
  • Cancer CNS anaplastic astrocytoma
  • Cancer of the central nervous system
  • Cancer of the CNS (central nervous system) glioma
  • Cancer, central nervous system astrocytoma
  • Cancer, central nervous system ependymoma
  • Cancer, central nervous system oligodendroglioma
  • Central nervous system primitive neuroectodermal tumor
  • CNS cancer
  • CNS primitive neuroectodermal tumor
  • Ependymoma of central nervous system
  • Ependymoma, CNS
  • Gliobastoma multiforme of central nervous system
  • Glioblastoma, CNS
  • Malignant glioma of central nervous system
  • Malignant glioma, CNS
  • Malignant melanoma of meninges
  • Malignant neoplasm of central nervous system
  • Malignant neoplasm of nervous system
  • Oligodendroglioma of central nervous system
  • Oligodendroglioma, CNS
  • Primary malignant astrocytoma of central nervous system
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of central nervous system
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of nervous system
192.9 Excludes
Applies To
  • Nervous system (central) NOS
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