ICD-10-CM Code C40.2
Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code C40.2 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of C40.2 that describes the diagnosis 'malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb' in more detail.
- C40.2 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code C40 is used to code Bone tumor
A bone tumor, (also spelled bone tumour), is a neoplastic growth of tissue in bone. Abnormal growths found in the bone can be either benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous).
Specialty: | Oncology |
MeSH Code: | D001859 |
ICD 9 Code: | 170.9 |
Micrograph of an osteosarcoma, a malignant primary bone tumor.
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Primary malignant neoplasm of tibia (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'C40.2 - Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C40.2. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'C40.2 - Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C40.2. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.
Parent Code: C40 - Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs