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Specific code 2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 171.4
Malignant neoplasm of connective and other soft tissue of thorax
  • Short description: Mal neo soft tis thorax.
  • ICD-9-CM 171.4 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 171.4 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2010 version of ICD-9-CM 171.4.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 171.4: 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 171.4 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C49.3 Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax
Approximate Synonyms
  • Blood vessel cancer, axilla
  • Blood vessel cancer, thorax
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, axilla
  • Cancer of the blood vessel, thorax
  • Cancer of the diaphragm
  • Cancer of the great vessels
  • Cancer of the muscle, thorax
  • Cancer of the peripheral nerve, thorax
  • Cancer of the soft tissue, axilla
  • Cancer of the soft tissue, thorax
  • Cancer, peripheral nerve of chest
  • Diaphragm cancer
  • Diaphragm involved by direct extension of malignant neoplasm
  • Great vessels cancer
  • Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of axilla
  • Malignant neoplasm of connective and soft tissue of thorax
  • Malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerve of thorax
  • Malignant tumor of soft tissue of thorax
  • Muscle cancer, thorax
  • Peripheral nerve cancer, chest
  • Peripheral nerve cancer, thorax
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of axilla
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of blood vessel of thorax
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of diaphragm
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of great vessels
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of muscle of thorax
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves of thorax
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissues of axilla
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of soft tissues of thorax
  • Soft tissue cancer, axilla
  • Soft tissue cancer, thorax
171.4 Excludes
Applies To
  • Axilla
  • Diaphragm
  • Great vessels
 171.3 ICD9Data.com 171.5 
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