M71.5Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified

M71.5 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for other bursitis, not elsewhere classified. It belongs to category M71 (other bursopathies), block M70-M79 (other soft tissue disorders) and chapter 13 (diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 8 subcodes must be used instead.

Within M71, choose M71.5 (Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified) only when documentation doesn't support a more specific option: abscess of bursa (M71.0), other infective bursitis (M71.1), Synovial cyst of popliteal space [Baker] (M71.2), other bursal cyst (M71.3), calcium deposit in bursa (M71.4), other specified bursopathies (M71.8) and Bursopathy, unspecified (M71.9).

To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: M71.50 (unspecified site), M71.52 (elbow), M71.53 (wrist), M71.54 (hand), M71.55 (hip), M71.56 (knee), M71.57 (ankle and foot) and M71.58 (other site).

Don't report M71.5 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: bursitis NOS (M71.9-).

The conditions in its Excludes2 note aren't part of M71.5, but may be coded alongside it if the patient has both: bursitis of shoulder (M75.5) and bursitis of tibial collateral [Pellegrini-Stieda] (M76.4-).

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.