ICD-10-CM › M00-M99 › M70-M79 › M71.5 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified › M71.56
Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, knee
Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
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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 bursitis, not elsewhere classified, knee
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.
- Bursitis > adhesive
- Disorder > soft tissue > due to use, overuse and pressure > bursitis
- Bursitis > specified NEC > knee
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| M71.50 | Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site | Valid |
| M71.52 | Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, elbow | Not billable |
| M71.53 | Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, wrist | Not billable |
| M71.54 | Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, hand | Not billable |
| M71.55 | Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, hip | Not billable |
| M71.57 | Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, ankle and foot | Not billable |
| M71.58 | Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, other site | Valid |