M71
Header — not billableOther bursopathies
The ICD-10 code for other bursopathies is M71.
M71 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under M71
- M71.0Abscess of bursanon-billable header
- M71.1Other infective bursitisnon-billable header
- M71.2Synovial cyst of popliteal space [Baker]non-billable header
- M71.3Other bursal cystnon-billable header
- M71.4Calcium deposit in bursanon-billable header
- M71.5Other bursitis, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M71.8Other specified bursopathiesnon-billable header
- M71.9Bursopathy, unspecified
Related codes in this category
- M70Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressurenon-billable header
- M72Fibroblastic disordersnon-billable header
- M75Shoulder lesionsnon-billable header
- M76Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding footnon-billable header
- M77Other enthesopathiesnon-billable header
- M79Other and unspecified soft tissue disorders, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- M71Other bursopathiesnon-billable header