FY2016
Effective from
- First observed
Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)
bursitis NOS (M71.9-)
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
No recorded change since first observation
Effective from
Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure
Category — select a more specific code
CDC/NCHS · FY2016| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
soft tissue disorders of occupational origin
bursitis NOS (M71.9-)
external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)
Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition
M70.80Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of unspecified siteBillable / specificM70.81Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of shoulderCategory · further specificity requiredM70.82Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of upper armCategory · further specificity requiredM70.83Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of forearmCategory · further specificity requiredM70.84Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of handCategory · further specificity requiredM70.85Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of thighCategory · further specificity requiredM70.86Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure lower legCategory · further specificity requiredM70.87Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure of ankle and footCategory · further specificity requiredM70.88Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure other siteBillable / specificM70.89Other soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure multiple sitesBillable / specificOther entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| M70.0 | Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic) of hand and wrist | Category · further specificity required |
| M70.1 | Bursitis of hand | Category · further specificity required |
| M70.2 | Olecranon bursitis | Category · further specificity required |
| M70.3 | Other bursitis of elbow | Category · further specificity required |
| M70.4 | Prepatellar bursitis | Category · further specificity required |
| M70.5 | Other bursitis of knee | Category · further specificity required |
| M70.6 | Trochanteric bursitis | Category · further specificity required |
| M70.7 | Other bursitis of hip | Category · further specificity required |
| M70.9 | Unspecified soft tissue disorder related to use, overuse and pressure | Category · further specificity required |
Official titles and instructions are preserved in their source language. Official sources ↗