M71.5

M71.5: Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

M71.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other bursitis, not elsewhere classified. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
bursitis of tibial collateral [Pellegrini-Stieda] (M76.4-)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M71.5

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 M71.5

8 child codes. Green means billable.