Diagnosis Code

C40.20 MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF LONG BONES OF UNSPECIFIED LOWER LIMB


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: C40.20

Short Description: Malignant neoplasm of long bones of unspecified lower limb

Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of long bones of unspecified lower limb

The code C40.20 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Neoplasms (C00–D49)
    • Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage (C40-C41)
      • Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs (C40)
        • C40.20 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of unspecified lower limb

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Adamantinoma of femur
  • Adamantinoma of long bone
  • Adamantinoma of long bone
  • Adamantinoma of long bone
  • Adamantinoma of long bone
  • Adamantinoma of long bone
  • Adamantinoma of long bone of lower limb
  • Carcinoma of lower limb bones
  • Malignant neoplasm of bone of lower limb
  • Malignant neoplasm of long bone of lower leg
  • Malignant neoplasm of long bone of lower limb
  • Malignant neoplasm of metatarsal bone of foot
  • Neoplasm of fibula
  • Neoplasm of fibula
  • Neoplasm of metatarsal bone
  • Neoplasm of patella
  • Primary adamantinoma of femur
  • Primary carcinoma of bone of lower limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of bone of lower limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of femur
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of fibula
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of long bone of lower limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of lower leg
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of lower leg
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of lower leg
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of metatarsal bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of patella
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of thigh
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of thigh
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of tibia
  • Primary osteosarcoma of articular cartilage of limb
  • Primary osteosarcoma of articular cartilage of lower limb
  • Primary tibial adamantinoma
  • Sarcoma of femur
  • Sarcoma of fibula
  • Sarcoma of tibia
  • Tibial adamantinoma

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code C40.20 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Pathological Fractures And Musculoskeletal And Connective Tissue Malignancy With Mcc (542)
  • Pathological Fractures And Musculoskeletal And Connective Tissue Malignancy With Cc (543)
  • Pathological Fractures And Musculoskeletal And Connective Tissue Malignancy Without Cc/mcc (544)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
C40.20 Right Arrow 170.7 Mal neo long bones leg

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
C40 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs
C40.0 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb
C40.00 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of unspecified upper limb
C40.01 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of right upper limb
C40.02 Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of left upper limb
C40.1 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of upper limb
C40.10 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limb
C40.11 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of right upper limb
C40.12 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of left upper limb
C40.2 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb
C40.21 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of right lower limb
C40.22 Malignant neoplasm of long bones of left lower limb
C40.3 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of lower limb
C40.30 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified lower limb
C40.31 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of right lower limb
C40.32 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of left lower limb
C40.8 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of limb
C40.80 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of unspecified limb
C40.81 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of right limb
C40.82 Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of bone and articular cartilage of left limb
C40.9 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of limb
C40.90 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of unspecified limb
C40.91 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of right limb
C40.92 Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of left limb


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