2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C40.81

Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of right limb

  • C40.81 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Malig neoplm of ovrlp sites of bone/artic cartl of r limb
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C40.81 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C40.81 – other international versions of ICD-10 C40.81 may differ.

The following code(s) above C40.81 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C40.81:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C40-C41  Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage
  • C40  Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs

Approximate Synonyms

  • Bone and cartilage cancer, bilateral arms, overlapping sites
  • Bone and cartilage cancer, bilateral legs, overlapping sites
  • Bone cancer, r arm, overlapping sites
  • Bone cancer, r leg, overlapping sites
  • Cancer bone and cartilage, right leg overlap sites
  • Cancer bone and cartilage, right leg, overlap sites
  • Cancer, bone and cartilage right arm, overlap site
  • Overlapping primary malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of bilateral lower limbs
  • Overlapping primary malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of bilateral upper limbs
  • Overlapping primary malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of right arm
  • Overlapping primary malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of right leg
  • Overlapping primary malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of right lower limb
  • Overlapping primary malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of right upper limb
  • Overlapping primary malignant neoplasm of bone of right lower limb
  • Overlapping primary malignant neoplasm of bone of right upper limb

ICD-10-CM C40.81 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 542 Pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy with mcc
  • 543 Pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy with cc
  • 544 Pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy without cc/mcc

Convert C40.81 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
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