2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C49.8

Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of connective and soft tissue

  • C49.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Malignant neoplasm of ovrlp sites of conn and soft tissue
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C49.8 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C49.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 C49.8 may differ.

Applicable To

  • Primary malignant neoplasm of two or more contiguous sites of connective and soft tissue

The following code(s) above C49.8 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C49.8:

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

Approximate Synonyms

  • Angiosarcoma, overlapping sites
  • Cancer of the soft tissue, overlapping sites
  • Leiomyosarcoma, overlapping sites
  • Liposarcoma, overlapping sites
  • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma, overlapping sites
  • Overlapping malignant neoplasm of soft tissues
  • Overlapping primary angiosarcoma
  • Overlapping primary leiomyosarcoma
  • Overlapping primary liposarcoma
  • Overlapping primary malignant fibrous histiocytoma
  • Overlapping primary rhabdomyosarcoma
  • Overlapping primary sarcoma
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma, overlapping sites
  • Sarcoma, overlapping sites

ICD-10-CM C49.8 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 C49.8 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