C49
Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files.
Includes
malignant neoplasm of blood vessel
Includes
malignant neoplasm of bursa
Includes
malignant neoplasm of cartilage
Includes
malignant neoplasm of fascia
Includes
malignant neoplasm of fat
Includes
malignant neoplasm of ligament, except uterine
Includes
malignant neoplasm of lymphatic vessel
Includes
malignant neoplasm of muscle
Includes
malignant neoplasm of synovia
Includes
malignant neoplasm of tendon (sheath)
Excludes1
malignant neoplasm of cartilage (of):
Excludes1
articular (C40-C41)
Excludes1
larynx ( C32.3 )
Excludes1
nose ( C30.0 )
Excludes1
malignant neoplasm of connective tissue of breast ( C50 .-)
Excludes2
Kaposi's sarcoma of soft tissue ( C46.1 )
Excludes2
malignant neoplasm of heart ( C38.0 )
Excludes2
malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system ( C47 .-)
Excludes2
malignant neoplasm of peritoneum ( C48.2 )
Excludes2
malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum ( C48.0 )
Excludes2
malignant neoplasm of uterine ligament ( C57.3 )
Excludes2
mesothelioma ( C45 .-)
More Specific Codes
10 codes under C49
- C49.0 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of head, face and neck Billable
- C49.1 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder Has subcodes
- C49.2 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of lower limb, including hip Has subcodes
- C49.3 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax Billable
- C49.4 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of abdomen Billable
- C49.5 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of pelvis Billable
- C49.6 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of trunk, unspecified Billable
- C49.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of connective and soft tissue Billable
- C49.9 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue, unspecified Billable
- C49.A Gastrointestinal stromal tumor Has subcodes
Version History
How C49 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentMalignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedMalignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue
Related Codes
Codes whose official notes reference C49
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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