Abscess of bursa, ankle and foot

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:

M71.071 Abscess of bursa, right ankle and foot
M71.072 Abscess of bursa, left ankle and foot
M71.079 Abscess of bursa, unspecified ankle and foot

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, ankle and foot

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)

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.

Carbunculus
Bursitis > infective NEC > abscess
Infection, infected, infective > bursa
Disorder > soft tissue > due to use, overuse and pressure > bursitis
Abscess > bursa > foot
Abscess > bursa > ankle

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
M71.00	Abscess of bursa, unspecified site	Valid
M71.01	Abscess of bursa, shoulder	Not billable
M71.02	Abscess of bursa, elbow	Not billable
M71.03	Abscess of bursa, wrist	Not billable
M71.04	Abscess of bursa, hand	Not billable
M71.05	Abscess of bursa, hip	Not billable
M71.06	Abscess of bursa, knee	Not billable
M71.08	Abscess of bursa, other site	Valid
M71.09	Abscess of bursa, multiple sites	Valid