Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage - C40-C41
Sections in ICD-10-CM facilitate the systematic organization of medical information for accurate and standardized healthcare practices.
Section Includes:
- malignant neoplasm of cartilage (articular) (joint)
- malignant neoplasm of periosteum
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- malignant neoplasm of bone marrow NOS (C96.9)
- malignant neoplasm of synovia (C49.-)
These ranges represents Categories of Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage. The "C40-C41" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.