C47.1
Header — not billableMalignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of upper limb, including shoulder
The ICD-10 code for malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of upper limb, including shoulder is C47.1.
C47.1 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C47.0Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of head, face and neck
- C47.2Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header
- C47.3Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of thorax
- C47.4Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of abdomen
- C47.5Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of pelvis
- C47.6Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of trunk, unspecified
- C47.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system
- C47.9Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system, unspecified
- C47.1Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of upper limb, including shouldernon-billable header