M71.879

Other specified bursopathies, unspecified ankle and foot

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

BillableComplete code, valid to report

M71.879 (also written M71879) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other specified bursopathies, unspecified ankle and foot. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 138 codes in category M71 (Other bursopathies). Its coding notes include 3 Excludes1 entries and 10 Excludes2 entries.

Excludes1

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

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.

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