ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M70-M79 › M71 Other bursopathies › M71.0
M71.0
Abscess of bursa
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.
Submit one of these 10 more specific codes instead:
- M71.00 Abscess of bursa, unspecified site
- M71.01 Abscess of bursa, shoulder (also a header)
- M71.02 Abscess of bursa, elbow (also a header)
- M71.03 Abscess of bursa, wrist (also a header)
- M71.04 Abscess of bursa, hand (also a header)
- M71.05 Abscess of bursa, hip (also a header)
- M71.06 Abscess of bursa, knee (also a header)
- M71.07 Abscess of bursa, ankle and foot (also a header)
- M71.08 Abscess of bursa, other site
- M71.09 Abscess of bursa, multiple sites
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.
- FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Abscess of bursa
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 M71 Other bursopathies
Excludes1 - never coded here
- bunion (M20.1)
- bursitis related to use, overuse or pressure (M70.-)
- enthesopathies (M76-M77)
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M71.1 | Other infective bursitis | Not billable |
| M71.2 | Synovial cyst of popliteal space [Baker] | Not billable |
| M71.3 | Other bursal cyst | Not billable |
| M71.4 | Calcium deposit in bursa | Not billable |
| M71.5 | Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified | Not billable |
| M71.8 | Other specified bursopathies | Not billable |
| M71.9 | Bursopathy, unspecified | Valid |