ICD-10-CM Code C41
Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites
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 C41 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of C41 that describes the diagnosis 'malignant neoplasm of bone/artic cartl of and unsp sites' in more detail.
- C41 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE C41.0 Malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face
- BILLABLE C41.1 Malignant neoplasm of mandible
- BILLABLE C41.2 Malignant neoplasm of vertebral column
- BILLABLE C41.3 Malignant neoplasm of ribs, sternum and clavicle
- BILLABLE C41.4 Malignant neoplasm of pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx
- BILLABLE C41.9 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified
The ICD code C41 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.
Coding Notes for C41 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Malignant neoplasm of bones of limbs - instead, use code C40.-
- Malignant neoplasm of cartilage of ear - instead, use code C49.0
- Malignant neoplasm of cartilage of eyelid - instead, use code C49.0
- Malignant neoplasm of cartilage of larynx - instead, use code C32.3
- Malignant neoplasm of cartilage of limbs - instead, use code C40.-
- Malignant neoplasm of cartilage of nose - instead, use code C30.0
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'C41 - Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C41. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'C41 - Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C41. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.