2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C41.0

Malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face

ICD-10-CM Code:
C41.0
ICD-10 Code for:
Malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Chronic
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Code Classification

  • Neoplasms
    (C00–D49)
    • Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage
      (C40-C41)
      • Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites
        (C41)

C41.0 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

The following anatomical sites found in the Table of Neoplasms reference this diagnosis code given the correct histological behavior: Neoplasm, neoplastic alveolar ridge or process upper ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) calvarium ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) clivus ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) cranial ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) ethmoid (labyrinth) ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) face ; Neoplasm, neoplastic bone (periosteum) frontal ; etc

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Carcinoma of maxilla
  • Chondrosarcoma of skull
  • Chordoma of clivus
  • Gnathic osteosarcoma
  • Malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face
  • Malignant neoplasm of malar bone
  • Malignant neoplasm of mastoid
  • Malignant neoplasm of mastoid
  • Malignant neoplasm of maxillofacial bone
  • Malignant neoplasm of orbital bone
  • Malignant odontogenic tumor of upper jaw
  • Malignant tumor of hard palate
  • Malignant tumor of middle ear and mastoid
  • Malignant tumor of nasal septum
  • Malignant tumor of nasal skeleton
  • Mass of parietal bone of skull
  • Neoplasm of ethmoid bone
  • Neoplasm of frontal bone
  • Neoplasm of maxilla
  • Neoplasm of maxilla
  • Neoplasm of maxilla
  • Neoplasm of maxilla
  • Neoplasm of nasal bone
  • Neoplasm of nasal bone
  • Neoplasm of occipital bone
  • Neoplasm of palatine bone
  • Neoplasm of parietal bone
  • Neoplasm of sphenoid bone
  • Neoplasm of vomer
  • Neoplasm of zygomatic bone
  • Neoplasm of zygomatic bone
  • Osteosarcoma of bone of head
  • Primary chordoma of bone of skull
  • Primary chordoma of clivus
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of bone of face
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of bone of skull
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of cheek
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of ethmoid bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of frontal bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of hard palate
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of maxilla
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of nasal bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of occipital bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of palatine bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of parietal bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of septum of nose
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of sphenoid bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of temporal bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of vomer
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of zygomatic bone
  • Primary malignant odontogenic tumor of upper jaw
  • Primary osteosarcoma of bone of head
  • Sarcoma of skull
  • Tumor of middle ear and mastoid

Clinical Classification

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Malignant neoplasm of maxilla (superior)
  • Malignant neoplasm of orbital bone

Type 2 Excludes

Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.
  • carcinoma, any type except intraosseous or odontogenic of:
  • maxillary sinus C31.0
  • upper jaw C03.0
  • malignant neoplasm of jaw bone lower C41.1

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert C41.0 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 170.0 - Mal neo skull/face bone

Table of Neoplasms

This code is referenced in the table of neoplasms by anatomical site. For each site there are six possible code numbers according to whether the neoplasm in question is malignant, benign, in situ, of uncertain behavior, or of unspecified nature. The description of the neoplasm will often indicate which of the six columns is appropriate.

Where such descriptors are not present, the remainder of the Index should be consulted where guidance is given to the appropriate column for each morphological (histological) variety listed. However, the guidance in the Index can be overridden if one of the descriptors mentioned above is present.

Neoplasm, neoplastic Malignant
Primary
Malignant
Secondary
CaInSitu Benign Uncertain
Behavior
Unspecified
Behavior
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »alveolar
    »ridge or process
      »upper
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »calvarium
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »clivus
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »cranial
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »ethmoid (labyrinth)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »face
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »frontal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »hyoid
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »malar
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »mastoid
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »maxilla, maxillary (superior)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »nose, nasal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »occipital
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »orbit
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »parietal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »sella turcica
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »skull
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »sphenoid
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »temporal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »turbinate
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »vomer
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »bone (periosteum)
    »zygomatic
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »calvarium
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »clivus
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »ethmoid (sinus)
    »bone or labyrinth
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »frontal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »frontal
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »jaw
    »bone
      »upper
C41.0C79.51 D16.4  
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »malar
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »mastoid (air cells) (antrum) (cavity)
    »bone or process
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »maxilla, maxillary (superior)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »maxilla, maxillary (superior)
    »alveolar
      »ridge or process (carcinoma)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »nose, nasal
    »turbinate (mucosa)
      »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »occipital
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »occipital
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »orbit
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »parietal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »parietal
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sella turcica
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sinus (accessory)
    »bone (any)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »skull
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »sphenoid
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »temporal
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »temporal
    »bone
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »turbinate (bone)
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2
»Neoplasm, neoplastic
  »vomer
C41.0C79.51 D16.4D48.0D49.2

Patient Education


Bone Cancer

Cancer that starts in a bone is uncommon. Cancer that has spread to the bone from another part of the body is more common.

There are three types of bone cancer:

  • Osteosarcoma - occurs most often between ages 10 and 19. It is more common in the knee and upper arm.
  • Chondrosarcoma - starts in cartilage, usually after age 40
  • Ewing's sarcoma - occurs most often in children and teens under 19. It is more common in boys than girls.

The most common symptom of bone cancer is pain. Other symptoms vary, depending on the location and size of the cancer. Surgery is often the main treatment for bone cancer. Other treatments may include amputation, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Because bone cancer can come back after treatment, regular follow-up visits are important.

NIH: National Cancer Institute


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Chronic - a chronic condition code indicates a condition lasting 12 months or longer and its effect on the patient based on one or both of the following criteria:

  • The condition results in the need for ongoing intervention with medical products,treatment, services, and special equipment
  • The condition places limitations on self-care, independent living, and social interactions.