ICD-10-CM · Chapter 2 · C00–D49
C40.92
Malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of left limb
Neoplasms
Quick facts
- Code
- C40.92
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 2 — Neoplasms
- Category
- C40 — Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs
- Specificity
- 5 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM C40.92 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of malignant neoplasm of unspecified bones and articular cartilage of left limb. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in C40
- C40Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs
- C40.0Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb
- C40.00Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of unspecified upper limb
- C40.01Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of right upper limb
- C40.02Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of left upper limb
- C40.1Malignant neoplasm of short bones of upper limb
- C40.10Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limb
- C40.11Malignant neoplasm of short bones of right upper limb
- C40.12Malignant neoplasm of short bones of left upper limb
- C40.2Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb
- C40.20Malignant neoplasm of long bones of unspecified lower limb
- C40.21Malignant neoplasm of long bones of right lower limb
- C40.22Malignant neoplasm of long bones of left lower limb
- C40.3Malignant neoplasm of short bones of lower limb
- C40.30Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified lower limb
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