C49 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue. It is a three-character category divided into 9 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block C45–C49 (Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.
- Code type
- Category (3 characters)
- Chapter
- II · C00–D48
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What C49 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- blood vessel
- bursa
- cartilage
- fascia
- fat
- ligament, except uterine
- lymphatic vessel
- muscle
- synovia
- tendon (sheath)
What C49 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
Subcodes of C49
- C49.0Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of head, face and neck
- C49.1Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder
- C49.2Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of lower limb, including hip
- C49.3Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of thorax
- C49.4Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of abdomen
- C49.5Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of pelvis
- C49.6Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of trunk, unspecified
- C49.8Malignant neoplasm: Overlapping lesion of connective and soft tissue
- C49.9Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue, unspecified
C49 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
DC49Kræft i andet bindevæv og bløddelsvæv
C49Muun sidekudoksen ja muun pehmytkudoksen syöpä
C49Bösartige Neubildung sonstigen Bindegewebes und anderer Weichteilgewebe
C49Tumeur maligne du tissu conjonctif et des autres tissus mous
C49maligne neoplasma van overig bindweefsel en weke delen
Listed through more specific codes:
- C49.A0Gastrointestinal stromal tumor, unspecified site
- C49.A1Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of esophagus
- C49.A2Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of stomach
- C49.A3Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of small intestine
- C49.A4Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of large intestine
- C49.A5Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of rectum
- C49.A9Gastrointestinal stromal tumor of other sites
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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