C49.3
Billable codeMalignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax
The ICD-10 code for malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax is C49.3.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Malignant neoplasm of axilla
- Malignant neoplasm of diaphragm
- Malignant neoplasm of great vessels
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- C49.0Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of head, face and neck
- C49.1Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of upper limb, including shouldernon-billable header
- C49.2Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of lower limb, including hipnon-billable header
- C49.4Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of abdomen
- C49.5Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of pelvis
- C49.6Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of trunk, unspecified
- C49.8Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of connective and soft tissue
- C49.9Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue, unspecified
- C49.AGastrointestinal stromal tumornon-billable header
- C49.3Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 1714Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
C49.3 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.