ICD-10 diagnosis code
C40 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs
C40 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs. It is a three-character category divided into 6 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block C40–C41 (Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
Subcodes of C40
- C40.0Malignant neoplasm: Scapula and long bones of upper limb
- C40.1Malignant neoplasm: Short bones of upper limb
- C40.2Malignant neoplasm: Long bones of lower limb
- C40.3Malignant neoplasm: Short bones of lower limb
- C40.8Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of bone and articular cartilage of limbs
- C40.9Malignant neoplasm: Bone and articular cartilage of limb, unspecified
C40 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DC40Kræft i knogler og ledbrusk i ekstremiteter
C40Raajan luun ja/tai nivelruston syöpä
C40Bösartige Neubildung des Knochens und des Gelenkknorpels der Extremitäten
C40Tumeur maligne des os et du cartilage articulaire des membres
C40maligne neoplasma van bot en gewrichtskraakbeen van extremiteiten
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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