2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C49.6

Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of trunk, unspecified

  • C49.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Malignant neoplasm of conn and soft tissue of trunk, unsp
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C49.6 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C49.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 C49.6 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Malignant neoplasm of back NOS

The following code(s) above C49.6 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C49.6:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Angiosarcoma, trunk
  • Cancer of the soft tissue, trunk
  • Leiomyosarcoma, trunk
  • Liposarcoma, trunk
  • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, trunk
  • Primary angiosarcoma of trunk
  • Primary leiomyosarcoma of trunk
  • Primary liposarcoma of trunk
  • Primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma of trunk
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissues of trunk
  • Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of trunk
  • Primary sarcoma of trunk
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, trunk
  • Sarcoma, trunk

ICD-10-CM C49.6 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 C49.6 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