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.
C40.3Ondartet svulst i kort knokkel i underekstremitet
DC403Kræft i kort knogle eller ledbrusk i underekstremitet
- DC403AKræft i ledbrusk på kort knogle i underekstremitet
- DC403BKnoglekræft i kort knogle i underekstremitet
C40.3Alaraajan lyhyiden luiden syöpä
C40.3Kurze Knochen der unteren Extremität
C40.3Os courts du membre inférieur
C40.3korte beenderen van onderste extremiteit
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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