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170.9 - Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage, Site Unspecified


The ICD 9 Code for Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, site unspecified is listed as 170.9.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
ICD 9 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: 170.9
Long Description: Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, site unspecified
Short Description: Malig neopl bone NOS
Chapter: Neoplasms
Block: Malignant Neoplasm Of Bone, Connective Tissue, Skin, And Breast (170-176)
Related Descriptions: Adamantinoma of long bone
Carcinoma of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast
Chondrosarcoma
Chondrosarcoma of bone
Diaphyseal medullary stenosis with bone malignancy
Ewing's sarcoma of bone
Extraskeletal osteosarcoma
Local recurrence of malignant tumor of bone
Malignant neoplasm of bone
Malignant neoplasm of bone, connective tissue, skin and breast
Malignant neoplasm of skeletal system
Metastasis from malignant tumor of bone
Osteitis deformans in neoplastic disease
Osteosarcoma of bone
Overlapping malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage
Overlapping malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of limbs
Primary malignant neoplasm of articular cartilage
Primary malignant neoplasm of bone
Primitive neuroectodermal tumor/Ewing's sarcoma TNM finding
pT1: Tumor 5 cm or less in greatest dimension (extraosseous primitive neuroectodermal tumor/Ewing's sarcoma)
pT1: Tumor 8 cm or less in greatest dimension (osseous primitive neuroectodermal tumor/Ewing's sarcoma)
pT1a: Tumor 5 cm or less in greatest dimension, superficial tumor (extraosseous primitive neuroectodermal tumor/Ewing's sarcoma)
pT1b: Tumor 5 cm or less in greatest dimension, deep tumor (extraosseous primitive neuroectodermal tumor/Ewing's sarcoma)
pT2: Tumor more than 5 cm in greatest dimension (extraosseous primitive neuroectodermal tumor/Ewing's sarcoma)
pT2: Tumor more than 8 cm in greatest dimension (osseous primitive neuroectodermal tumor/Ewing's sarcoma)
pT2a: Tumor more than 5 cm in greatest dimension, superficial tumor (extraosseous primitive neuroectodermal tumor/Ewing's sarcoma)
pT2b: Tumor more than 5 cm in greatest dimension, deep tumor (extraosseous primitive neuroectodermal tumor/Ewing's sarcoma)
pT3: Discontinuous tumors in the primary bone site (osseous primitive neuroectodermal tumor/Ewing's sarcoma)
Sarcoma of bone
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD-10-CM Code: C41.9 - Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage, unspecified (approximate)
ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 170.9:
170.0 - Malignant neoplasm of bones of skull and face, except mandible
170.1 - Malignant neoplasm of mandible
170.2 - Malignant neoplasm of vertebral column, excluding sacrum and coccyx
170.3 - Malignant neoplasm of ribs, sternum, and clavicle
170.4 - Malignant neoplasm of scapula and long bones of upper limb
170.5 - Malignant neoplasm of short bones of upper limb
170.6 - Malignant neoplasm of pelvic bones, sacrum, and coccyx
170.7 - Malignant neoplasm of long bones of lower limb
170.8 - Malignant neoplasm of short bones of lower limb