2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code C41.2

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Malignant neoplasm of vertebral column

  • C41.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM C41.2 became effective on October 1, 2023.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of C41.2 – other international versions of ICD-10 C41.2 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

  • malignant neoplasm of sacrum and coccyx (C41.4)

The following code(s) above C41.2 contain annotation back-references

 that may be applicable to C41.2:

  • C00-D49  Neoplasms
  • C40-C41  Malignant neoplasms of bone and articular cartilage
  • C41  Malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage of other and unspecified sites

Approximate Synonyms

  • Bone cancer, cervical spine, chordoma
  • Bone cancer, lumbar spine, chordoma
  • Bone cancer, thoracic spine, chordoma
  • Cancer of the bone, vertebral column
  • Carcinoma bone, vertebral column, chordoma
  • Chondrosarcoma, verterbral column
  • Chordoma of lumbar spine
  • Chordoma of thoracic spine
  • Chordoma of vertebral column
  • Ewings sarcoma, vertebral column
  • Osteosarcoma, vertebral column
  • Primary chondrosarcoma of vertebral column
  • Primary chordoma of cervical spine
  • Primary ewing’s sarcoma of vertebral column
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of vertebral column
  • Primary osteosarcoma of vertebral column

ICD-10-CM C41.2 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v41.0):

  • 456 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions with mcc
  • 457 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions with cc
  • 458 Spinal fusion except cervical with spinal curvature, malignancy, infection or extensive fusions without cc/mcc
  • 542 Pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy with mcc
  • 543 Pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy with cc
  • 544 Pathological fractures and musculoskeletal and connective tissue malignancy without cc/mcc

Convert C41.2 to ICD-9-CMCode History

  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
  • 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change