Chapter II
Neoplasms
(C00-D48)

Rules Conventions GCS DChS.II.1 DChS.II.2 DChS.II.4 Guidance

Malignant neoplasms
(C00-C97)

Coding-Hint
Use additional code ( U85) , if desired, to identify resistance, non-responsiveness and refractive properties of the neoplasm to antineoplastic drugs.

Malignant neoplasms, stated or presumed to be primary, of specified sites, except of lymphoid, haematopoietic and related tissue
(C00-C75)

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

Excl.:
bone marrow NOS ( C96.7)
synovia ( C49.-)

C40 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs
DCS.II.1 DCS.II.3 DCS.II.5 DCS.XIII.4

C40.0 Scapula and long bones of upper limb
C40.1 Short bones of upper limb
C40.2 Long bones of lower limb
C40.3 Short bones of lower limb
C40.8 Overlapping lesion of bone and articular cartilage of limbs
Additional Text
[See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]
C40.9 Bone and articular cartilage of limb, unspecified

C41 Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites
DCS.II.1 DCS.II.3 DCS.II.5 DCS.XIII.4

Excl.:
bones of limbs ( C40.-)
cartilage of:
C41.0 Bones of skull and face
Incl.:
Maxilla (superior)
Orbital bone
Excl.:
carcinoma, any type except intraosseous or odontogenic of:
jaw bone (lower) ( C41.1)
C41.1 Mandible
Incl.:
Lower jaw bone
Excl.:
carcinoma, any type except intraosseous or odontogenic of:
upper jaw bone ( C41.0)
C41.2 Vertebral column
Excl.:
sacrum and coccyx ( C41.4)
C41.3 Ribs, sternum and clavicle
C41.4 Pelvic bones, sacrum and coccyx
C41.8 Overlapping lesion of bone and articular cartilage
Additional Text
[See note 5 at the beginning of this chapter]
Incl.:
Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage whose point of origin cannot be classified to any one of the categories C40-C41.4
C41.9 Bone and articular cartilage, unspecified