C40.9 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of limb

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from C40 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs

Use additional code

• code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Codes under C40.9

• C40.90 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of unspecified limb
• C40.91 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of right limb
• C40.92 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of left limb

Code annotations containing back-references to C40.9

Back-references to C40

• Type 1 Excludes: C41 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites ("malignant neoplasm of bones of limbs (C40.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: C41 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites ("malignant neoplasm of cartilage of limbs (C40.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: C49 Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue ("articular (C40-C41)")
• Code First: M89.7 Major osseous defect ("malignant neoplasm of bone (C40.-)")
• Code First: M90.6 Osteitis deformans in neoplastic diseases ("the neoplasm (C40.-, C41.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for C40.9

• Ameloblastoma › long bones

Nearby codes

• C40.32 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of left lower limb
• C40.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of limb
• C40.80 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified limb
• C40.81 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of right limb
• C40.82 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of left limb
• C40.9 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of limb (this code)
• C40.90 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of unspecified limb
• C40.91 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of right limb
• C40.92 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of left limb