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M70.1

Bursitis of hand

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

  • M70.10 Bursitis, unspecified hand
  • M70.11 Bursitis, right hand
  • M70.12 Bursitis, left hand

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Bursitis of hand

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from M70 Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

Excludes2 - not included here

  • bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
  • enthesopathies (M76-M77)
  • pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)

Use additional code

  • external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)

Includes

  • soft tissue disorders of occupational origin

How CDC's index refers to this code

Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
M70.0 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist Not billable
M70.2 Olecranon bursitis Not billable
M70.3 Other bursitis of elbow Not billable
M70.4 Prepatellar bursitis Not billable
M70.5 Other bursitis of knee Not billable
M70.6 Trochanteric bursitis Not billable
M70.7 Other bursitis of hip Not billable
M70.8 Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure Not billable
M70.9 Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure Not billable