Abscess of bursa
Non-billable header
M71.0 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes (from M71)
- Note: Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-) (from M71)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from M71)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from M71)
- compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-) (from M71)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from M71)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from M71)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from M71)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from M71)
- neoplasms (C00-D49) (from M71)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from M71)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Parent code
- M71Other bursopathiesHeader
More specific codes M71.0
- M71.00Abscess of bursa, unspecified siteBillable
- M71.01Abscess of bursa, shoulderHeader
- M71.02Abscess of bursa, elbowHeader
- M71.03Abscess of bursa, wristHeader
- M71.04Abscess of bursa, handHeader
- M71.05Abscess of bursa, hipHeader
- M71.06Abscess of bursa, kneeHeader
- M71.07Abscess of bursa, ankle and footHeader
- M71.08Abscess of bursa, other siteBillable
- M71.09Abscess of bursa, multiple sitesBillable