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C40

Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs

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Effective periodOctober 1, 2026–September 30, 2027
SourceCMS ICD-10-CM order file
ClassificationDiagnosis · clinical modification

Related entries

Up to 30 descendants in this category

CODEDESCRIPTIONTYPE
C40.0Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limbCategory
C40.00Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of unspecified upper limbBillable
C40.01Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of right upper limbBillable
C40.02Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of left upper limbBillable
C40.1Malignant neoplasm of short bones of upper limbCategory
C40.10Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limbBillable
C40.11Malignant neoplasm of short bones of right upper limbBillable
C40.12Malignant neoplasm of short bones of left upper limbBillable
C40.2Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limbCategory
C40.20Malignant neoplasm of long bones of unspecified lower limbBillable
C40.21Malignant neoplasm of long bones of right lower limbBillable
C40.22Malignant neoplasm of long bones of left lower limbBillable
C40.3Malignant neoplasm of short bones of lower limbCategory
C40.30Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified lower limbBillable
C40.31Malignant neoplasm of short bones of right lower limbBillable
C40.32Malignant neoplasm of short bones of left lower limbBillable
C40.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of limbCategory
C40.80Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified limbBillable
C40.81Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of right limbBillable
C40.82Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of left limbBillable
C40.9Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of limbCategory
C40.90Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of unspecified limbBillable
C40.91Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of right limbBillable
C40.92Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of left limbBillable

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