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M71.03

Abscess of bursa, wrist

Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 13 never code together
M71code
Excludes1
  • bunion (M20.1)M20.1
  • bursitis related to use, overuse or pressure (M70.-)M70.-
  • enthesopathies (M76-M77)M76-M77
M00-M99chapter
Excludes2
  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)L40.5-
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)P04-P96
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)A00-B99
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)T79.A-
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)O00-O9A
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)R00-R94

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 2
M71.0code
Use additional code
  • code (B95.-, B96.-) to identify causative organismB95.-B96.-
M00-M99chapter
Notes
  • Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
Index entries leading here 1
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) L02.91
Alongside this code 9 same parent — M71.0
M71.00 Abscess of bursa, unspecified site M71.01 Abscess of bursa, shoulder category M71.02 Abscess of bursa, elbow category M71.04 Abscess of bursa, hand category M71.05 Abscess of bursa, hip category M71.06 Abscess of bursa, knee category M71.07 Abscess of bursa, ankle and foot category M71.08 Abscess of bursa, other site M71.09 Abscess of bursa, multiple sites
Subordinate codes 3
M71.031 Abscess of bursa, right wrist M71.032 Abscess of bursa, left wrist M71.039 Abscess of bursa, unspecified wrist
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
no
Code set
FY2026
Parent
M71.0
Block
M60-M79
Siblings
9
Subordinate
3

Present FY2024–FY2027.