C49.3 - Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax

The ICD 10 Code for Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax is listed as C49.3.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field	Value
Diagnosis Code:	C49.3
Description:	Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax Malignant neoplasm of axilla Malignant neoplasm of diaphragm Malignant neoplasm of great vessels Excludes1: malignant neoplasm of breast (C50.-) malignant neoplasm of heart (C38.0) malignant neoplasm of mediastinum (C38.1-C38.3) malignant neoplasm of thymus (C37)
Diagnostic Related Groups (MS-DRG v30.0)	542 - Pathological Fractures & Musculoskelet & Conn Tiss Malig W Mcc 543 - Pathological Fractures & Musculoskelet & Conn Tiss Malig W Cc 544 - Pathological Fractures & Musculoskelet & Conn Tiss Malig W/o Cc/mcc

Chapter	Neoplasms (C00-D49)
Block	Malignant neoplasms of mesothelial and soft tissue (C45-C49)
Parent	C49 - Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code:	171.4 - Malignant neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of thorax (approximate)
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of C49.3:
C49.0 - Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of head, face and neck
C49.1 - Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of upper limb, including shoulder
C49.2 - Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of lower limb, including hip
C49.4 - Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of abdomen
C49.5 - Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of pelvis
C49.6 - Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of trunk, unspecified
C49.8 - Malignant neoplasm of overlapping sites of connective and soft tissue
C49.9 - Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue, unspecified