Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs (C40)

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Instructional Notations

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  • code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable M89.7
  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)

    • Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage (C40-C41)

        • Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs (C40)

        • C40 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs
        • C40.0 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb
        • C40.00 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of unspecified upper limb
        • C40.01 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of right upper limb
        • C40.02 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of left upper limb
        • C40.1 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of upper limb
        • C40.10 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limb
        • C40.11 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of right upper limb
        • C40.12 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of left upper limb
        • C40.2 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb
        • C40.20 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of unspecified lower limb
        • C40.21 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of right lower limb
        • C40.22 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of left lower limb
        • C40.3 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of lower limb
        • C40.30 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified lower limb
        • C40.31 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of right lower limb
        • 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
        • 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