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FY2027

M71.42 — Calcium deposit in bursa, elbow

Not billable

Is M71.42 billable?

No — M71.42 is a non-billable header code. M71.42 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 3 billable codes beneath M71.42.

M71.42 at a glance

CodeM71.42
DescriptionCalcium deposit in bursa, elbow
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

How is M71.42 listed in the Alphabetic Index?

These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to M71.42. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.

  • Calcification › bursa › elbow

Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from M71

The conditions below can never be reported together with M71.42 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.

  • bunion (M20.1)
  • bursitis related to use, overuse or pressure (M70.-)
  • enthesopathies (M76-M77)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 13

The conditions below are not part of M71.42, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M71.42 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from M71.4

The conditions below are not part of M71.42, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, M71.42 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • calcium deposit in bursa of shoulder (M75.3)

What codes fall under M71.42? (3)

How long has M71.42 existed?

M71.42 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.

What other codes are in the M71.4 family? (8)