M70.2 Olecranon bursitis

Non-billable header with 3 child codes.

Applies from M70 Soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure

Includes

• soft tissue disorders of occupational origin

Excludes1 (never code together)

• bursitis NOS (M71.9-)

Excludes2 (not included here)

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

Use additional code

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

Codes under M70.2

• M70.20 Olecranon bursitis, unspecified elbow
• M70.21 Olecranon bursitis, right elbow
• M70.22 Olecranon bursitis, left elbow

Code annotations containing back-references to M70.2

Back-references to M70

• Type 1 Excludes: M65 Synovitis and tenosynovitis ("soft tissue disorders related to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: M71 Other bursopathies ("bursitis related to use, overuse or pressure (M70.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M76 Enthesopathies, lower limb, excluding foot ("bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)")
• Type 2 Excludes: M77 Other enthesopathies ("bursitis due to use, overuse and pressure (M70.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for M70.2

• Bursitis › elbow NEC › olecranon

Nearby codes

• M70.049 Crepitant synovitis (acute) (chronic), unspecified hand
• M70.1 Bursitis of hand
• M70.10 Bursitis, unspecified hand
• M70.11 Bursitis, right hand
• M70.12 Bursitis, left hand
• M70.2 Olecranon bursitis (this code)
• M70.20 Olecranon bursitis, unspecified elbow
• M70.21 Olecranon bursitis, right elbow
• M70.22 Olecranon bursitis, left elbow
• M70.3 Other bursitis of elbow
• M70.30 Other bursitis of elbow, unspecified elbow