Oncology & Hematology Coding Alert

Hint: Anatomical location is your key to the right code.

Ostensibly simple, brain tumor options in ICD-10 may lead you to loss unless you know how to narrow down to the right code. Take this quiz to test your understanding of reporting brain tumors with ICD-10 codes.

Question 1: How do you report malignant neoplasm of the parietal lobe in ICD-10?

a) C71.1

b) C71.2

c) C71.3

d) C71.4

Question 2: Which of the following is the correct ICD-10 code for tumor in the cerebellum?

a) C71.7

b) C71.6

c) C71.4

d) C71.3

Question 3: Which of the following ICD-10 codes is the best choice when your physician does not mention the site of the brain tumor?

a) C71.9

b) C71.7

c) C71.5

d) C71.3

Question 4: Which of the following is the best choice for you when your physician documents a brain tumor that overlaps two anatomical regions in the brain?

a) C71.9

b) C71.8

c) C71.7

d) C71,6

Question 5: For a tumor in which of the following ventricles does ICD-10 offer an option of reporting as brainstem tumor?

a) Ventricle 1

b) Ventricle 2

c) Ventricle 3

d) Ventricle 4