M71
ICD-10Non-billable categoryOther bursopathies
Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)
Other bursopathies
M71 is a category heading, not a billable code. CMS does not accept it on a claim; report one of the more specific codes beneath it.
Excludes1
Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.
- bunion (M20.1)
- bursitis related to use, overuse or pressure (M70.-)
- enthesopathies (M76-M77)
More specific codes under M71
- M71.0Abscess of bursacategory
- M71.1Other infective bursitiscategory
- M71.2Synovial cyst of popliteal space [Baker]category
- M71.3Other bursal cystcategory
- M71.4Calcium deposit in bursacategory
- M71.5Other bursitis, not elsewhere classifiedcategory
- M71.8Other specified bursopathiescategory
- M71.9Bursopathy, unspecified
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ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.