2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C49.20

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Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of unspecified lower limb, including hip

  • C49.20 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 unsp low limb, inc hip
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C49.20 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C49.20 – other international versions of ICD-10 C49.20 may differ.

The following code(s) above C49.20 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C49.20:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Cancer of the blood vessel, foot
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, hip
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, lower limb
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, popliteal space
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, thigh
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, toe
  • Cancer of the muscle, hip
  • Cancer of the muscle, lower limb
  • Cancer of the soft tissue, hip
  • Cancer of the soft tissue, lower limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of foot
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of hip
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of lower limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of popliteal space
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of thigh
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of toe
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of muscle of hip
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of muscle of lower limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissues of hip
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissues of lower limb

ICD-10-CM C49.20 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 C49.20 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