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M70.51

Billable

Other bursitis of knee, right knee

Other bursitis of knee, right knee

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

M70-M79

Parent Code

M70.5

Coding Notes

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • soft tissue disorders of occupational origin

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

  • arthropathic psoriasis (L40.5-)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • compartment syndrome (traumatic) (T79.A-)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • bursitis of shoulder (M75.5)
  • enthesopathies (M76-M77)
  • pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

  • external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for other bursitis of knee, right knee?

The ICD-10-CM code for other bursitis of knee, right knee is M70.51. The full clinical description is "Other bursitis of knee, right knee". M70.51 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code M70.51 mean?

ICD-10-CM code M70.51 represents "Other bursitis of knee, right knee". It is classified under Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is M70.51 a billable code?

Yes, M70.51 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is M70.51 in?

M70.51 is in Chapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (codes M00-M99).

What codes cannot be used with M70.51?

M70.51 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: bursitis NOS (M71.9-).

Are additional codes required with M70.51?

Yes, when using M70.51 you should also code: external cause code to identify activity causing disorder (Y93.-).

What SNOMED CT codes does M70.51 map to?

M70.51 maps to 24 SNOMED CT concepts: 15683321000119104, 16021511000119100, 15683241000119104, 15683281000119109, 15635921000119105, and 19 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for M70.51?

M70.51 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2896166. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.