2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 237.70
Neurofibromatosis, unspecified
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 237.70 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 237.70 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM:
237.70 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM Q85.00 Neurofibromatosis, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
- Neurofibromatosis
- Neurofibromatosis syndrome
Clinical Information
- An autosomal dominant hereditary neoplastic syndrome. Two distinct clinicopathological entities are recognized: neurofibromatosis type 1 and neurofibromatosis type 2. Neurofibromatosis type 1 is associated with the presence of cafe-au-lait cutaneous lesions, multiple neurofibromas, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors, optic nerve gliomas, and bone lesions. Neurofibromatosis type 2 is associated with the presence of schwannomas, meningiomas, and gliomas
- 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
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to
237.70:
- Neurofibroma (M9540/0) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, benign
multiple (M9540/1) 237.70
- Neurofibromatosis (multiple) (M9540/1) 237.70
malignant (M9540/3) - see Neoplasm, connective tissue, malignant
- Neuroma (M9570/0) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, benign
- multiple 237.70
