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

Browse all the diagnosis codes used for malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage (c40-c41). For easy navigation, the diagnosis codes are sorted in alphabetical order and grouped by sections. Each section is clearly marked with its description, and the corresponding three-digit code range. This format makes it simple to browse diagnosis codes in this chapter or section and find what you're looking for. We've also added green checkmark icons to label billable codes, and red warning icons for non-billable ones. This makes it easy to identify which codes can be billed.

Instructional Notations

Includes

This note appears immediately under a three character code title to further define, or give examples of, the content of the category.

  • malignant neoplasm of cartilage (articular) (joint)
  • malignant neoplasm of periosteum

Type 1 Excludes

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

  • malignant neoplasm of bone marrow NOS C96.9
  • malignant neoplasm of synovia C49
  • 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