2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C49.10

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Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder

  • C49.10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Malig neoplm of conn & soft tiss of unsp upr lmb, inc shldr
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C49.10 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C49.10 – other international versions of ICD-10 C49.10 may differ.

The following code(s) above C49.10 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C49.10:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C49  Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cancer of the blood vessel, arm
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, finger
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, forearm
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, hand
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, shoulder
  • Cancer of the muscle, shoulder
  • Cancer of the muscle, upper limb
  • Cancer of the soft tissue, shoulder
  • Cancer of the upper limb, soft tissues
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of finger
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of forearm
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of hand
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of shoulder
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of upper limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of muscle of shoulder
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of muscle of upper limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissues of shoulder
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissues of upper limb

ICD-10-CM C49.10 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 C49.10 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