2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C49.3

Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax

  • C49.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C49.3 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C49.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 C49.3 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Malignant neoplasm of axilla
  • Malignant neoplasm of diaphragm
  • Malignant neoplasm of great vessels

Type 1 Excludes

  • malignant neoplasm of breast (C50.-)
  • malignant neoplasm of heart (C38.0)
  • malignant neoplasm of mediastinum (C38.1-C38.3)
  • malignant neoplasm of thymus (C37)

The following code(s) above C49.3 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C49.3:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Angiosarcoma, axilla
  • Angiosarcoma, thorax
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, axilla
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, thorax
  • Cancer of the diaphragm
  • Cancer of the great vessels
  • Cancer of the muscle, thorax
  • Cancer of the soft tissue, axilla
  • Cancer of the soft tissue, thorax
  • Leiomyosarcoma, axilla
  • Leiomyosarcoma, thorax
  • Liposarcoma, axilla
  • Liposarcoma, thorax
  • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, axilla
  • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, thorax
  • Primary angiosarcoma of axilla
  • Primary angiosarcoma of thorax
  • Primary leiomyosarcoma of axilla
  • Primary leiomyosarcoma of thorax
  • Primary liposarcoma of axilla
  • Primary liposarcoma of thorax
  • Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of axilla
  • Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of thorax
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of axilla
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of thorax
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of diaphragm
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of great vessels
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of muscle of thorax
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissues of axilla
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissues of thorax
  • Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of axilla
  • Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of thorax
  • Primary sarcoma of axilla
  • Primary sarcoma of thorax
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, axilla
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, thorax
  • Sarcoma, axilla
  • Sarcoma, thorax

ICD-10-CM C49.3 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 C49.3 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

Code annotations containing back-references to C49.3:

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