ICD-10-CM Code C49.1
Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder
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 C49.1 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of C49.1 that describes the diagnosis 'malig neoplm of conn and soft tiss of upper limb, inc shldr' in more detail.
- C49.1 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE C49.10 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of unspecified upper limb, including shoulder
- BILLABLE C49.11 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of right upper limb, including shoulder
- BILLABLE C49.12 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of left upper limb, including shoulder
The ICD code C49 is used to code Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) is a very rare tumor. It is a rare neoplasm of the dermis layer of the skin, and is classified as a sarcoma. There is only about one case per million per year. DFSP is a fibrosarcoma, more precisely a cutaneous soft tissue sarcoma. In many respects, the disease behaves as a benign tumor, but in 2–5% of cases it can metastasize, so it should be considered to have malignant potential. It occurs most often in adults in their thirties; it has been described congenitally, in children, and the elderly. It accounts for approximately 2–6% of soft tissue sarcoma cancers.
Specialty: | Oncology |
MeSH Codes: | D018223, D018223, D018223, D018223 |
ICD 9 Codes: | 883.2, 883.3, 883.2, 883.3 |
Histopathological image of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. Local recurrence long after the first excision. H&E stain
Related Concepts SNOMET-CT
- Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of finger (disorder)
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Possible requirement for morphology code
ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index References for 'C49.1 - Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder'
The ICD-10-CM Neoplasms Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code C49.1. Click on any term below to browse the neoplasms index.
Parent Code: C49 - Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue