M71.3
Other bursal cyst
Not billable — category only FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 14 never code together
M71code
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
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Alongside this code 7 same parent — M71
Subordinate codes 9
M71.30 Other bursal cyst, unspecified site M71.31 Other bursal cyst, shoulder M71.32 Other bursal cyst, elbow M71.33 Other bursal cyst, wrist M71.34 Other bursal cyst, hand M71.35 Other bursal cyst, hip M71.37 Other bursal cyst, ankle and foot M71.38 Other bursal cyst, other site M71.39 Other bursal cyst, multiple sites
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