Other infective bursitis
Other infective bursitis
M71.1 is a header (parent) code in the ICD-10-CM hierarchy. It is not billable for claim submission. Use one of the billable child codes listed below.
Billable codes in this category
Each of the codes below is billable. Choose the one that most accurately describes the patient's diagnosis.
M71.10 classifies infective bursitis caused by a pathogen other than those captured by more specific codes, where the anatomical site of the affected bursa is not documented or cannot be determined.
Infective bursitis occurring at an anatomical site not captured by any other specific M71.1x code — the true residual 'other site' bucket for organism-driven bursal inflammation.
Infective bursitis affecting two or more distinct bursal sites simultaneously, where no single-site code captures the full clinical picture.