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ICD-10 diagnosis code

C49.3 Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of thorax

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C49.3 is the ICD-10 code for Malignant neoplasm: Connective and soft tissue of thorax. 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

What C49.3 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Axilla
  • Diaphragm
  • Great vessels

What C49.3 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

C49.3 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

C49.3Malign tumör i bindväv och mjukvävnad i bröstkorgen

NorwayICD-10-NO

C49.3Ondartet svulst i bindevev eller bløtvev i toraks

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DC493Kræft i bindevæv og bløddelsvæv i thorax

  • DC493AKræft i bindevæv og bløddelsvæv i armhule
  • DC493BKræft i bindevæv og bløddelsvæv i mellemgulvet
FinlandICD-10-FI

C49.3Rintakehän sidekudoksen tai muun pehmytkudoksen syöpä

GermanyICD-10-GM

C49.3Bindegewebe und andere Weichteilgewebe des Thorax

FranceICD-10-FR

C49.3Tissu conjonctif et autres tissus mous du thorax

  • C49.30Vaisseaux (sanguins) (lymphatiques) du thorax
  • C49.38Tissu conjonctif et autres tissus mous du thorax, autres
NetherlandsICD-10-NL

C49.3bindweefsel en weke delen van thorax

United StatesICD-10-CM

C49.3Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax

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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