C49.A

C49.A: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

C49.A is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for gastrointestinal stromal tumor. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above C49.A

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on C49: Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue

malignant neoplasm of cartilage (of):
articular (C40-C41)
larynx (C32.3)
nose (C30.0)
malignant neoplasm of connective tissue of breast (C50.-)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above C49.A

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on C49: Malignant neoplasm of other connective and soft tissue

Kaposi's sarcoma of soft tissue (C46.1)
malignant neoplasm of heart (C38.0)
malignant neoplasm of peripheral nerves and autonomic nervous system (C47.-)
malignant neoplasm of peritoneum (C48.2)
malignant neoplasm of retroperitoneum (C48.0)
malignant neoplasm of uterine ligament (C57.3)
mesothelioma (C45.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead C49.A

7 child codes. Green means billable.