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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.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above M71.81

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 M71.81

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Other codes under M71.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.