2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C49.12

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

  • C49.12 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 and soft tiss of l upr limb, inc shldr
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C49.12 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C49.12 – other international versions of ICD-10 C49.12 may differ.

The following code(s) above C49.12 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C49.12:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Angiosarcoma, bilateral arms
  • Angiosarcoma, bilateral shoulders
  • Angiosarcoma, l arm
  • Angiosarcoma, l shoulder
  • Cancer, soft tissue of left arm
  • Left arm sarcoma metastatic to axillary lymph nodes
  • Leiomyosarcoma, bilateral arms
  • Leiomyosarcoma, bilateral shoulders
  • Leiomyosarcoma, l arm
  • Leiomyosarcoma, l shoulder
  • Liposarcoma, bilateral arms
  • Liposarcoma, bilateral shoulders
  • Liposarcoma, l arm
  • Liposarcoma, l shoulder
  • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, bilateral arms
  • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, bilateral shoulders
  • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, l arm
  • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, l shoulder
  • Metastasis to lymph nodes of left axilla from sarcoma of left upper limb
  • Muscle cancer, bilateral arms
  • Muscle cancer, bilateral shoulders
  • Muscle cancer, l arm
  • Muscle cancer, l shoulder
  • Primary angiosarcoma of bilateral shoulders
  • Primary angiosarcoma of bilateral upper limbs
  • Primary angiosarcoma of left shoulder
  • Primary angiosarcoma of left upper limb
  • Primary leiomyosarcoma of bilateral shoulders
  • Primary leiomyosarcoma of bilateral upper limbs
  • Primary leiomyosarcoma of left shoulder
  • Primary leiomyosarcoma of left upper limb
  • Primary liposarcoma of bilateral shoulders
  • Primary liposarcoma of bilateral upper limbs
  • Primary liposarcoma of left shoulder
  • Primary liposarcoma of left upper limb
  • Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bilateral shoulders
  • Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of bilateral upper limbs
  • Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of left shoulder
  • Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of left upper limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of muscle of bilateral shoulders
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of muscle of bilateral upper limbs
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of muscle of left shoulder
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of muscle of left upper limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissue of bilateral shoulders
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissue of bilateral upper limbs
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissue of left arm
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissue of left shoulder
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissue of left upper limb
  • Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of bilateral shoulders
  • Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of bilateral upper limbs
  • Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of left shoulder
  • Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of left upper limb
  • Primary sarcoma of bilateral shoulders
  • Primary sarcoma of bilateral upper limbs
  • Primary sarcoma of left shoulder
  • Primary sarcoma of left upper limb
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, bilateral arms
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, bilateral shoulders
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, l arm
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, l shoulder
  • Sarcoma, bilateral arms
  • Sarcoma, bilateral shoulders
  • Sarcoma, l arm
  • Sarcoma, l shoulder
  • Soft tissue cancer, bilateral arms
  • Soft tissue cancer, bilateral shoulders
  • Soft tissue cancer, l shoulder

ICD-10-CM C49.12 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 C49.12 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