ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M70-M79 › M71.1 Other infective bursitis › M71.14
Other infective bursitis, 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.
Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:
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 Other infective bursitis, 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 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.
- Infection, infected, infective > bursa
- Disorder > soft tissue > due to use, overuse and pressure > bursitis
- Bursitis > infective NEC > hand
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M71.10 | Other infective bursitis, unspecified site | Valid |
| M71.11 | Other infective bursitis, shoulder | Not billable |
| M71.12 | Other infective bursitis, elbow | Not billable |
| M71.13 | Other infective bursitis, wrist | Not billable |
| M71.15 | Other infective bursitis, hip | Not billable |
| M71.16 | Other infective bursitis, knee | Not billable |
| M71.17 | Other infective bursitis, ankle and foot | Not billable |
| M71.18 | Other infective bursitis, other site | Valid |
| M71.19 | Other infective bursitis, multiple sites | Valid |