Codes by condition The ICD-10-CM code for bursitis is M71.9 — Bursopathy, unspecified. This is the code the Alphabetic Index gives for bursitis with no further qualifier, valid for FY2027 (October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027).
Billable Unspecified
M71.9 is billable but unspecified. If the documentation names a type, site or cause, one of the more specific codes below is likely expected.
Which bursitis code should you use? The Alphabetic Index lists 43 codes under Bursitis . Which one applies depends on the qualifier documented in the record — the type, site, cause, or associated condition. Find the qualifier below, then verify the code in the Tabular List before using it.
By type Duplay's M75.0 Adhesive capsulitis of shoulder not billable elbow NEC M70.3 Other bursitis of elbow not billable gonococcal A54.49 Gonococcal infection of other musculoskeletal tissue hand M70.1 Bursitis of hand not billable hip NEC M70.7 Other bursitis of hip not billable infective NEC M71.10 Other infective bursitis, unspecified site knee NEC M70.5 Other bursitis of knee not billable pharyngeal J39.1 Other abscess of pharynx prepatellar M70.4 Prepatellar bursitis not billable radiohumeral M70.3 Other bursitis of elbow not billable rheumatoid M06.20 Rheumatoid bursitis, unspecified site shoulder M75.5 Bursitis of shoulder not billable specified NEC M71.50 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, unspecified site syphilitic A52.78 Syphilis of other musculoskeletal tissue Thornwaldt, Tornwaldt J39.2 Other diseases of pharynx tibial collateral M76.4 Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda] not billable
Bursitis elbow NEC olecranon M70.2 Olecranon bursitis not billable
Bursitis hip NEC trochanteric M70.6 Trochanteric bursitis not billable
Bursitis infective NEC ankle M71.17 Other infective bursitis, ankle and foot not billable elbow M71.12 Other infective bursitis, elbow not billable foot M71.17 Other infective bursitis, ankle and foot not billable hand M71.14 Other infective bursitis, hand not billable hip M71.15 Other infective bursitis, hip not billable knee M71.16 Other infective bursitis, knee not billable multiple sites M71.19 Other infective bursitis, multiple sites shoulder M71.11 Other infective bursitis, shoulder not billable specified site NEC M71.18 Other infective bursitis, other site wrist M71.13 Other infective bursitis, wrist not billable
Bursitis knee NEC prepatellar M70.4 Prepatellar bursitis not billable
Bursitis rheumatoid ankle M06.27 Rheumatoid bursitis, ankle and foot not billable elbow M06.22 Rheumatoid bursitis, elbow not billable foot joint M06.27 Rheumatoid bursitis, ankle and foot not billable hand joint M06.24 Rheumatoid bursitis, hand not billable hip M06.25 Rheumatoid bursitis, hip not billable knee M06.26 Rheumatoid bursitis, knee not billable multiple site M06.29 Rheumatoid bursitis, multiple sites shoulder M06.21 Rheumatoid bursitis, shoulder not billable vertebra M06.28 Rheumatoid bursitis, vertebrae wrist M06.23 Rheumatoid bursitis, wrist not billable
Bursitis specified NEC ankle M71.57 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, ankle and foot not billable elbow M71.52 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, elbow not billable foot M71.57 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, ankle and foot not billable hand M71.54 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, hand not billable hip M71.55 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, hip not billable knee M71.56 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, knee not billable specified site NEC M71.58 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, other site tibial collateral M76.4 Tibial collateral bursitis [Pellegrini-Stieda] not billable wrist M71.53 Other bursitis, not elsewhere classified, wrist not billable
Index terms and codes are reproduced from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. The Alphabetic Index is a finding aid — a code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources