Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites - C41

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 bones of limbs (C40.-)
malignant neoplasm of cartilage of ear (C49.0)
malignant neoplasm of cartilage of eyelid (C49.0)
malignant neoplasm of cartilage of larynx (C32.3)
malignant neoplasm of cartilage of limbs (C40.-)
malignant neoplasm of cartilage of nose (C30.0)

These ranges represents subcategories of Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites. The "C41" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad category.

Codes:

C41.0 - Malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face
C41.1 - Malignant neoplasm of mandible
C41.2 - Malignant neoplasm of vertebral column
C41.3 - Malignant neoplasm of ribs, sternum and clavicle
C41.4 - Malignant neoplasm of pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx
C41.9 - Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified