M71.81
M71.81 — Other specified bursopathies, shoulder
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
M71.81 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other specified bursopathies, shoulder. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
M71.81 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead M71.81
3 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share M71.8. If M71.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
- M71.80Other specified bursopathies, unspecified site
- M71.82Other specified bursopathies, elbow
- M71.83Other specified bursopathies, wrist
- M71.84Other specified bursopathies, hand
- M71.85Other specified bursopathies, hip
- M71.86Other specified bursopathies, knee
- M71.87Other specified bursopathies, ankle and foot
- M71.88Other specified bursopathies, other site
- M71.89Other specified bursopathies, multiple sites
Questions about M71.81
- Is M71.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. M71.81 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does M71.81 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99), in the block Other soft tissue disorders (M70-M79).