C72.32
C72.32: Malignant neoplasm of left optic nerve
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMleft
C72.32 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of left optic nerve. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check C72.32 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above C72.32
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Risk adjustment
C72.32 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. Look up the whole chart to see which of its HCCs the hierarchy would zero.
Medicare coverage
C72.32 is named in 70 Medicare coverage policies: 70 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52480Oral Antiemetic Drugs (Replacement for Intravenous Antiemetics) - Policy Article
- A54095Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
- A54768Billing and Coding: Cardiac Blood Pool Imaging (Multiple Gated Acquisition Scanning- MUGA, Ventriculography) When Performed in Conjunction with Cardiotoxic Chemotherapy
- A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.