ICD-10 diagnosis code

C40.3 Malignant neoplasm: Short bones of lower limb

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C40.3 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Short bones of lower limb. It is a four-character subcategory of C40 (Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C40–C41 (Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
II · C00–D48
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

C40.3 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

C40.3Ondartet svulst i kort knokkel i underekstremitet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC403Kræft i kort knogle eller ledbrusk i underekstremitet

  • DC403AKræft i ledbrusk på kort knogle i underekstremitet
  • DC403BKnoglekræft i kort knogle i underekstremitet
FinlandICD-10-FI

C40.3Alaraajan lyhyiden luiden syöpä

GermanyICD-10-GM

C40.3Kurze Knochen der unteren Extremität

FranceICD-10-FR

C40.3Os courts du membre inférieur

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C40.3korte beenderen van onderste extremiteit

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • C40.30Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified lower limb
  • C40.31Malignant neoplasm of short bones of right lower limb
  • C40.32Malignant neoplasm of short bones of left lower limb

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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