C49

The ICD-10-CM code for malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue is C49. The full clinical description is "Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue". C49 is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

ICD-10-CM code C49 represents “Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue”. It is classified under Chapter 2: Neoplasms and is a non-billable header code. Use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

No, C49 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 10 child codes under C49.

C49 is in Chapter 2: Neoplasms (codes C00-D49).

C49 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: malignant neoplasm of cartilage (of):; articular (C40-C41); larynx (C32.3); and 2 more.

C49 has 10 child codes, including: C49.0 (Malig neoplm of conn and soft tissue of head, face and neck), C49.1 (Malig neoplm of conn and soft tiss of upper limb, inc shldr), C49.2 (Malig neoplm of conn and soft tissue of lower limb, inc hip), C49.3 (Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax), and 6 more.

C49 is linked to 11 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0684743, C1458139, C4290064, C0153519, C4290063, and 6 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

C49 maps to the ICD-11 code: 2B5K (Unspecified malignant soft tissue tumours or sarcomas of bone or articular cartilage of other or unspecified sites).