M70.70

Other bursitis of hip, unspecified hip

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

Inherited from M70.7Other bursitis of hip

Synonyms

Ischial bursitis

Inherited from M70Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Includes

soft tissue disorders of occupational origin

Excludes 1

bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

Excludes 2

bursitis of shoulder (M75.5) enthesopathies (M76-M77) pressure ulcer (pressure area) (L89.-)

Use additional

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

Inherited from chapter 13Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Excludes 2

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)

Note

Use an external cause code following the code for the musculoskeletal condition, if applicable, to identify the cause of the musculoskeletal condition (M00-M25) Arthropathies (M00-M25) Includes: Disorders affecting predominantly peripheral (limb) joints (M40-M54) Dorsopathies (M40-M54) (M60-M79) Soft tissue disorders (M60-M79) (M80-M94) Osteopathies and chondropathies (M80-M94)

Official Guidelines for M70.70

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I.C.13Chapter-specific guidanceChapter 13: Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective

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