C70.9
C70.9 — Malignant neoplasm of meninges, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
C70.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of meninges, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
C70.9 risk-adjusts. Under the CMS-HCC V28 model it maps to this category:
- HCC 20 Lung and Other Severe Cancers1.136 RAF
Coefficient shown for the Community Non-dual Aged segment. A higher HCC in the same hierarchy will suppress this one, so capturing it does not always add score.
Medicare coverage
C70.9 is named in 44 Medicare coverage policies — 44 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A52480Oral Antiemetic Drugs (Replacement for Intravenous Antiemetics) - Policy Article
- A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
- A55717Billing and Coding: Lab: Flow Cytometry
- A56464Billing and Coding: Flow Cytometry
Related codes at this level
Codes that share C70. If C70.9 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about C70.9
- Is C70.9 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. C70.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does C70.9 sit in the tabular list?
- Neoplasms (C00-D49), in the block Malignant neoplasms of eye, brain and other parts of central nervous system (C69-C72).