Specific code 2014 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 170.5
Malignant neoplasm of short bones of upper limb
  • 2014
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • Short description: Mal neo bones wrist/hand.
  • ICD-9-CM 170.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 170.5 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 2014 version of ICD-9-CM 170.5.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 170.5: 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 170.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM C40.10 Malignant neoplasm of short bones of unspecified upper limb
Approximate Synonyms
  • Bone cancer, hand
  • Bone cancer, L hand
  • Bone cancer, left hand
  • Bone cancer, R hand
  • Bone cancer, right hand
  • Bone cancer, wrist
  • Cancer hand bone
  • Cancer of the bone, short bone of upper limb
  • Cancer, wrist bone
  • Malignant neoplasm of carpal bone - capitate
  • Malignant neoplasm of carpal bone - hamate
  • Malignant neoplasm of carpal bone - lunate
  • Malignant neoplasm of carpal bone - pisiform
  • Malignant neoplasm of carpal bone - scaphoid
  • Malignant neoplasm of carpal bone - trapezium
  • Malignant neoplasm of carpal bone - trapezoid
  • Malignant neoplasm of carpal bone - triquetrum
  • Malignant neoplasm of carpal bones
  • Malignant neoplasm of fifth metacarpal bone
  • Malignant neoplasm of first metacarpal bone
  • Malignant neoplasm of fourth metacarpal bone
  • Malignant neoplasm of hand bones
  • Malignant neoplasm of metacarpal bones
  • Malignant neoplasm of navicular
  • Malignant neoplasm of phalanges of hand
  • Malignant neoplasm of second metacarpal bone
  • Malignant neoplasm of third metacarpal bone
  • Osteitis deformans of bilat hands in neoplastic disease
  • Osteitis deformans of bilateral hands in neoplastic disease
  • Osteitis deformans of hand in neoplastic disease
  • Osteitis deformans of L hand in neoplastic disease
  • Osteitis deformans of left hand in neoplastic disease
  • Osteitis deformans of R hand in neoplastic disease
  • Osteitis deformans of right hand in neoplastic disease
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of bone of hand
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of bone of left hand
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of bone of right hand
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of carpal bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of hamate bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of lunate bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of metacarpal bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of phalanx of hand
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of pisiform bone of hand
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of scaphoid bone
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of short bone of upper limb
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of trapezium
  • Primary malignant neoplasm of trapezoid bone
  • Short bone cancer, arm
Applies To
  • Carpal
  • Cuneiform, wrist
  • Metacarpal
  • Navicular, of hand
  • Phalanges of hand
  • Pisiform
  • Scaphoid (of hand)
  • Semilunar or lunate
  • Trapezium
  • Trapezoid
  • Unciform
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