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C40 — Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs
Part of Chapter 2: Neoplasms , block Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage (C40-C41) .
Official Notes
Use Additional Code
code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable ( M89.7- )
Child Codes
- C40.0 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb Has subcodes
- C40.1 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of upper limb Has subcodes
- C40.2 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb Has subcodes
- C40.3 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of lower limb Has subcodes
- C40.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of limb Has subcodes
- C40.9 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of limb Has subcodes
Referenced By
Official notes on these codes cite C40.
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