ICD-10 diagnosis code

C49.1 Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder

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C49.1 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder. It is a four-character subcategory of C49 (Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block C45–C49 (Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue) in Chapter II, Neoplasms.

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

C49.1 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

C49.1Ondartet svulst i bindevev eller bløtvev i overekstremitet eller skulder

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC491Kræft i bindevæv og bløddelsvæv i overekstremitet

  • DC491AKræft i bindevæv og bløddelsvæv i skulderregion
  • DC491BKræft i bindevæv og bløddelsvæv i arm
FinlandICD-10-FI

C49.1Yläraajan tai hartian sidekudoksen tai muun pehmytkudoksen syöpä

GermanyICD-10-GM

C49.1Bindegewebe und andere Weichteilgewebe der oberen Extremität, einschließlich Schulter

FranceICD-10-FR

C49.1Tissu conjonctif et autres tissus mous du membre supérieur, y compris l'épaule

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C49.1bindweefsel en weke delen van bovenste extremiteit, inclusief schouder

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • C49.10Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
  • C49.11Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of right upper limb, including shoulder
  • C49.12Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of left upper limb, including shoulder

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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