Alphabetic Index FY2027

M71.5

Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified

FY2027Chapter 13: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue/M70–M79 Other soft tissue disorders

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

M71.5 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for other bursitis, not elsewhere classified. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are M71.50 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site; M71.52 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, elbow; M71.53 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, wrist; M71.54 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, hand and 4 more. Its coding notes include 4 Excludes1 entries and 12 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

This code
Inherited from M71 Other bursopathies
  • bunion (M20.1)
  • bursitis related to use, overuse or pressure (M70.-)
  • enthesopathies (M76-M77)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

This code
  • bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
  • bursitis of tibial collateral [Pellegrini-Stieda] (M76.4-)
Also from chapter/block level (10 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Notes

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 13 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition

More specific codes under M71.5 8