C72.4 — Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nerve

Not billable

Is C72.4 billable?

No — C72.4 is a non-billable header code. C72.4 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath C72.4.

Billable codes under this header

C72.4 at a glance

Code	C72.4
Description	Malignant neoplasm of acoustic nerve
Billable	No — header code
Code set	ICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encounters	October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is C72.4 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to C72.4. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

Neurilemmoma › malignant › acoustic

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from C72

The conditions below can never be reported together with C72.4 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

malignant neoplasm of meninges (C70.-)
malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (C47.-)

What codes fall under C72.4? (3)

How long has C72.4 existed?

C72.4 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.