M71.42
Calcium deposit in bursa, elbow
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 1
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
Alongside this code 8 same parent — M71.4
M71.40 Calcium deposit in bursa, unspecified site M71.43 Calcium deposit in bursa, wrist category M71.44 Calcium deposit in bursa, hand category M71.45 Calcium deposit in bursa, hip category M71.46 Calcium deposit in bursa, knee category M71.47 Calcium deposit in bursa, ankle and foot category M71.48 Calcium deposit in bursa, other site M71.49 Calcium deposit in bursa, multiple sites
Subordinate codes 3
Additional references
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