D43.2 - Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of brain, unspecified
| ICD-10: | D43.2 |
| Short Description: | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of brain, unspecified |
| Long Description: | Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of brain, unspecified |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
D43.2 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of neoplasm of uncertain behavior of brain, unspecified. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
The following anatomical sites found in the Table of Neoplasms reference this diagnosis code given the correct histological behavior: Neoplasm, neoplastic brain NEC ; Neoplasm, neoplastic brain NEC corpus callosum ; Neoplasm, neoplastic brain NEC tapetum ; Neoplasm, neoplastic corpus callosum, brain ; Neoplasm, neoplastic cranial (fossa, any) ; Neoplasm, neoplastic fossa (of) ; Neoplasm, neoplastic fossa (of) anterior (cranial) ; etc
Unspecified diagnosis codes like D43.2 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- Central neurocytoma of brain
- Embryonal tumor of brain
- Ependymoma of brain
- Low grade glioma of cerebrum
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of brain
- Neoplasm of uncertain behavior of brain and spinal cord
- Papillary glioneuronal tumor of brain
- Rosette-forming glioneuronal neoplasm
- Subependymal giant cell astrocytoma
- Subependymoma of brain
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Astrocytoma (cystic)
- - subependymal - D43.2
- - giant cell
- - unspecified site - D43.2
- - unspecified site - D43.2
- - giant cell
- - subependymal - D43.2
- - Ependymoma (epithelial) (malignant)
- - myxopapillary - D43.2
- - unspecified site - D43.2
- - papillary - D43.2
- - unspecified site - D43.2
- - myxopapillary - D43.2
- - Glioma (malignant)
- - subependymal - D43.2
- - unspecified site - D43.2
- - subependymal - D43.2
- - Subependymoma
- - unspecified site - D43.2
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| D43.2 | 237.5 - Unc beh neo brain/spinal | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
Table of Neoplasms
This code is referenced in the table of neoplasms by anatomical site. For each site there are six possible code numbers according to whether the neoplasm in question is malignant, benign, in situ, of uncertain behavior, or of unspecified nature. The description of the neoplasm will often indicate which of the six columns is appropriate.
Where such descriptors are not present, the remainder of the Index should be consulted where guidance is given to the appropriate column for each morphological (histological) variety listed. However, the guidance in the Index can be overridden if one of the descriptors mentioned above is present.
| Neoplasm, neoplastic | Malignant Primary |
Malignant Secondary |
CaInSitu | Benign | Uncertain Behavior |
Unspecified Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »brain NEC | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »brain NEC »corpus callosum | C71.8 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »brain NEC »tapetum | C71.8 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »corpus »callosum, brain | C71.0 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »cranial (fossa, any) | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »fossa (of) | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »fossa (of) »anterior (cranial) | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »fossa (of) »cranial | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »fossa (of) »middle (cranial) | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »fossa (of) »posterior (cranial) | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »intracranial NEC | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »motor tract »brain | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »posterior fossa (cranial) | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »suprasellar (region) | C71.9 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 | |
| »Neoplasm, neoplastic »tapetum, brain | C71.8 | C79.31 | D33.2 | D43.2 | D49.6 |
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)