ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M70-M79 › M71 Other bursopathies › M71.2
Synovial cyst of popliteal space [Baker]
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 Synovial cyst of popliteal space [Baker]
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.
- Lump
- Retained
- Baker's cyst
- Cyst > synovial
- Cyst > popliteal
- Cyst > bursa, bursal NEC > popliteal space
- Cyst > Baker's
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M71.0 | Abscess of bursa | Not billable |
| M71.1 | Other infective bursitis | 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 |