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AMDA-IMIC

C40 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs

Category / Non-billable header 24 subcodes

Block: Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage (C40-C41)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify major osseous defect, if applicable (M89.7-)

Subcodes

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Code Description Billable
C40..0 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb No
C40..00 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of unspecified upper limb Yes
C40..01 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of right upper limb Yes
C40..02 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of left upper limb Yes
C40..1 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of upper limb No
C40..10 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limb Yes
C40..11 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of right upper limb Yes
C40..12 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of left upper limb Yes
C40..2 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb No
C40..20 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of unspecified lower limb Yes
C40..21 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of right lower limb Yes
C40..22 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of left lower limb Yes
C40..3 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of lower limb No
C40..30 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified lower limb Yes
C40..31 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of right lower limb Yes
C40..32 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of left lower limb Yes
C40..8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of limb No
C40..80 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified limb Yes
C40..81 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of right limb Yes
C40..82 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of left limb Yes
C40..9 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of limb No
C40..90 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of unspecified limb Yes
C40..91 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of right limb Yes
C40..92 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of left limb Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026