M71.17

M71.17: Other infective bursitis, ankle and foot

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M71.17 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other infective bursitis, ankle and foot. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M71.17

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on M71: Other bursopathies

bunion (M20.1)
bursitis related to use, overuse or pressure (M70.-)
enthesopathies (M76-M77)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead M71.17

3 child codes. Green means billable.

M71.171Other infective bursitis, right ankle and foot
M71.172Other infective bursitis, left ankle and foot
M71.179Other infective bursitis, unspecified ankle and foot

Other codes under M71.1

M71.10Other infective bursitis, unspecified site
M71.11Other infective bursitis, shoulder
M71.12Other infective bursitis, elbow
M71.13Other infective bursitis, wrist
M71.14Other infective bursitis, hand
M71.15Other infective bursitis, hip
M71.16Other infective bursitis, knee
M71.18Other infective bursitis, other site
M71.19Other infective bursitis, multiple sites